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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While both countries plan to meet these targets through government borrowing and public sector cuts, there is skepticism in Lithuania about the feasibility of this goal. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Since then, there have been cuts to the city’s public sector, along with its art and culture scene, and residents have seen a hike in local taxes. —

Hannah Ryan, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 One obstacle to the more widespread use of these futuristic firefighting tools, including sensors that can detect smoke and fire, is a dearth of private and public sector funding. —

Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 There is surely something chilling about the idea of billionaires talking openly and even gleefully about their wish to eliminate the jobs of some public sector workers and to freeze the salaries of others. —

Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for public sector