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public sector

pub·lic sec·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhb-lik sek-ter]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈsɛk tər/
    • /ˈpʌblɪk ˈsektə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhb-lik sek-ter]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈsɛk tər/

Definitions of public sector words

  • noun public sector the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control. 1
  • singular noun public sector The public sector is the part of a country's economy which is controlled or supported financially by the government. 0
  • noun public sector the part of an economy that consists of state-owned institutions, including nationalized industries and services provided by local authorities 0
See all 3 definitions of public sector

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Origin of public sector

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Public sector

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Public sector

public sector popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

public sector usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for public sector

adjective public sector

  • nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
  • nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
All 2 Synonyms of public sector

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