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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Moreover, collaboration between governments, academic institutions and the private sector will be crucial in scaling these innovations equitably and sustainably.
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Hemanth Volikatla, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In recent years, after a career in central banking and the private sector, Mr. Carney became something of an evangelist for sustainable finance, investing and fund-raising for projects geared toward fighting climate change.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trump unabashedly uses the American private sector as an instrument of national power.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
There was a push to get folks off the 'iron rice bowl' and into the private sector.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Hemanth Volikatla, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In recent years, after a career in central banking and the private sector, Mr. Carney became something of an evangelist for sustainable finance, investing and fund-raising for projects geared toward fighting climate change.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trump unabashedly uses the American private sector as an instrument of national power.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
There was a push to get folks off the 'iron rice bowl' and into the private sector.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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