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private sector

noun as in for-profit businesses

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He describes the state-funded education system as being "far behind" what is available in the private sector.

From BBC

Inquiries into Homan’s previous work in the private sector and his business relationships are likely to ramp up following the reports of the $50,000 undercover sting.

From Salon

He thinks the expansion of partnerships with the private sector and with other countries in the region might help mitigate the impacts.

From BBC

“The current President is attempting to take a wrecking ball to public and private sector employees’ fundamental right to join a union,”McKinnor said in a statement.

She said that while she worked in public service throughout her career, her interactions with leaders in the private sector led her to believe that they would be “among the guardians of our democracy.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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