sector

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♦♦ sec|tor /s'ektər/ (sectors)
1 [N-COUNT] supp N
A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry.
...the nation's manufacturing sector.
see also public sector, private sector
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A sector of a large group is a smaller group which is part of it.
Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A sector is an area of a city or country which is controlled by a military force.
Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
4 [N-COUNT]
A sector is a part of a circle which is formed when you draw two straight lines from the centre of the circle to the edge. (TECHNICAL)pri|vate sec|tor
[N-SING] the N, N n
The private sector is the part of a country's economy which consists of industries and commercial companies that are not owned or controlled by the government. (BUSINESS)
...small firms in the private sector.
≠ public sectorpub|lic sec|tor
[N-SING] the N
The public sector is the part of a country's economy which is controlled or supported financially by the government. (BUSINESS)
To keep economic reform on track, 60,000 public-sector jobs must be cut.
≠ private sectorter|tiary sec|tor (tertiary sectors)
[N-COUNT]
The tertiary sector consists of industries which provide a service, such as transport and finance. (BUSINESS)
...economies that are slowly increasing the proportion of their labour force in the tertiary sector.

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