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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Cuts are reportedly planned to come from freezing public sector wages and pensions, changes to some employment tax breaks, and restricting local government budgets. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Swindell was in the vanguard of campaigns by the Alliance and its private and public sector partners to help attract, retain, and support companies such as Amazon, American Express, AutoNation, Chewy, JetBlue Airways, Kaplan and Royal Caribbean. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 The plan includes changes to pension rules, freezing public sector wages and limiting health care costs. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public sector

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