private sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government
businesses in the private sector
private-sector businesses/gains
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Notably, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a rare meeting with tech entrepreneurs including Alibaba founder Jack Ma in February, in a show of support for the private sector.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Mission integrators are companies with access to the full breadth of innovation in the private sector and help make those commercial solutions military-ready.
—Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the private sector, such fiscal insanity would be quickly addressed before the company went bankrupt.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Citing both, Costas said the effect of such an ordinance on the private sector is untested.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Mission integrators are companies with access to the full breadth of innovation in the private sector and help make those commercial solutions military-ready.
—Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the private sector, such fiscal insanity would be quickly addressed before the company went bankrupt.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Citing both, Costas said the effect of such an ordinance on the private sector is untested.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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