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private-sector

private-sector adjective: of or pertaining to the private sector.

Adjective

private-sector (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the private sector.

Origin of private-sector

private + sector

Questions about private-sector

What does private-sector mean?
Private-sector means of or pertaining to the private sector.
What part of speech is private-sector?
Private-sector is an adjective.

Words near private-sector in the dictionary

  1. private-labels
  2. private-message
  3. private-messaged
  4. private-messages
  5. private-messaging
  6. private-sector
  7. private-use character
  8. private-use characters
  9. private-wire house
  10. private-wire houses
  11. privated

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