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third sector

third sector proper noun: the economic sector consisting of non-governmental nonprofits.

Proper noun

the third sector

  1. The economic sector consisting of non-governmental nonprofits.

Questions about third sector

What does third sector mean?
Third sector means the economic sector consisting of non-governmental nonprofits.
What part of speech is third sector?
Third sector is a proper noun.

Words near third sector in the dictionary

  1. third readings
  2. Third Reich
  3. Third Republic
  4. Third Rome
  5. third screen
  6. third sector
  7. third session
  8. third sessions
  9. third sex
  10. third sexes
  11. third shift

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