Public sector

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a public sector. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it.

    "It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries."

Etymology

Etymology 1

public + sector

Etymology 2

public + sector

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