"public sector" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: public + sector Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} public sector (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a public sector. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: public-sector (english: as adjective) Related terms: private sector
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Noun

Forms: public sectors [plural]
Etymology: public + sector Head templates: {{en-noun}} public sector (plural public sectors)
  1. Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it. Categories (topical): Government Translations (government and entities): 公共部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 公共部门 (gōnggòng bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), julkinen sektori (Finnish), julkissektori (Finnish), secteur public [masculine] (French), öffentliche Hand [feminine] (German), öffentlicher Sektor [masculine] (German), δημόσιος τομέας (dimósios toméas) [masculine] (Greek), közszféra (Hungarian), állami szektor (Hungarian), sektor publik (Indonesian), 公共セクター (kōkyō-sekutā) (Japanese), sektor awam (Malay), rāngai tūmatanui (Maori), rāngai kāwanatanga (Maori), setor público [masculine] (Portuguese), госуда́рственный се́ктор (gosudárstvennyj séktor) [masculine] (Russian), госсе́ктор (gosséktor) [masculine] (Russian), roinn phoblach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), sector público [masculine] (Spanish), sekta ya umma (Swahili), offentlig sektor [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "en:Government"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "public + sector",
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        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "public sector (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "private sector"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to a public sector."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "english": "as adjective",
      "word": "public-sector"
    }
  ],
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}

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