public sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government
a job in the public sector
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Congress on early Saturday passed a bill that would increase Social Security benefits for public sector workers.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Paul offered the amendment to offset the cost of the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to repeal two statutes that limit the payouts to police officers, firefighters, teachers and other state and local public sector workers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation early Saturday that would give full Social Security benefits to a group of public sector retirees who currently receive them at a reduced level, sending the bill to President Biden.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Tuesday, the union representing nearly 45,000 public sector workers, AFSCME Maryland Council 3, held a news conference at State Center downtown to decry the dangerous levels of understaffing and deferred maintenance employees are dealing with in their workplaces.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Paul offered the amendment to offset the cost of the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to repeal two statutes that limit the payouts to police officers, firefighters, teachers and other state and local public sector workers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation early Saturday that would give full Social Security benefits to a group of public sector retirees who currently receive them at a reduced level, sending the bill to President Biden.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Tuesday, the union representing nearly 45,000 public sector workers, AFSCME Maryland Council 3, held a news conference at State Center downtown to decry the dangerous levels of understaffing and deferred maintenance employees are dealing with in their workplaces.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Public sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20sector. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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