US /ˈsɛk.təɹ/
noun Freq #5216

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a part of a country's economy or business activity

    Many jobs were created in the technology sector.

  2. 2
    noun

    a distinct part of society or an area of activity

    The public sector employs millions of people.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a distinct part of society... sphere
Word family
Forms sectors
Derived forms cylinder-head-sectordipsectorintersectormultisectorprivate-sectorpublic-sectorsectoralsectorectomysectoredsectoringsectorisesectorization
Related forms sectsectionsegment

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.

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