the private sector
noun [ S ] uk/ˈpraɪ.vət ˌsek.tər/ us/ˈpraɪ.vət ˌsek.tɚ/
私营部门
businesses and industries that are not owned or controlled by the government
60 percent of recent graduates are working in the private sector. 百分之六十的毕业生在私营部门工作。
private sector employers 私营部门雇主