public sector

noun

: the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government

a job in the public sector

Examples of public sector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If approved, the bill would get rid of the restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP and also protect public sector workers who are fired from being considered to have voluntarily quit. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

So for public sector leaders, beyond managing policies and budgets, your most important job right now is to keep hope alive in your team. —Kelly Stine, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

But public sector union bosses, who view the taxpayers as an eternal fount of dollars, were nevertheless unhappy. —Kerry Jackson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025

In Baltimore, more than 90 public sector employers showed up, including the city departments for transportation and human resources. —Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for public sector

• eigenvector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector