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private sector
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private sector
(noun)
private sector
noun
private sector
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIVATE SECTOR
[
singular
]
:
the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government
The
private sector
is growing.
private-sector
businesses/gains
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