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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrivate-sector employer
/ˈpraɪ.vɪtˌsɛk.tər ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A business, company, corporation, or individual that hires workers and is owned, managed, and funded by private individuals or shareholders rather than the government.
"She left her job at the ministry to work for a major private-sector employer in tech." - 2
Any commercial enterprise operating for profit that provides jobs outside of the public service and civil administration.
"The new tax incentives are designed to encourage private-sector employers to create more entry-level positions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'private' from Latin 'privatus', 'sector' from Latin 'sectus', and 'employer' from Old French 'emploier' combined with the agent suffix '-er'. It emerged in modern economic terminology during the 20th century to distinguish businesses owned by individuals or shareholders from government-operated entities.
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employeur du secteur privé
Transliteration: ɑ̃.plɔ.jœʁ dy sɛk.tœʁ pʁi.ve
"Il travaille pour un grand employeur du secteur privé."
Privatarbeitgeber
Transliteration: pʁiˈvaːtˌʔaʁbaɪtˌɡeːbɐ
"Viele Arbeitnehmer bevorzugen einen Privatarbeitgeber wegen der höheren Flexibilität."
datore di lavoro del settore privato
Transliteration: daˈto.re di laˈvo.ro del sɛtˈto.re priˈva.to
"Il datore di lavoro del settore privato ha offerto un bonus di produzione."
empleador del sector privado
Transliteration: em.ple.aˈðor del sekˈto.ɾe priˈβa.ðo
"El empleador del sector privado anunció nuevas contrataciones."
empregador do setor privado
Transliteration: ẽ.pɾe.ɡaˈdoʁ du seˈtoʁ pɾiˈva.du
"O empregador do setor privado valoriza a inovação e a eficiência."
निजी क्षेत्र का नियोक्ता
Transliteration: niji kṣētra kā niyōktā
"निजी क्षेत्र का नियोक्ता अपने कर्मचारियों को प्रतिस्पर्धी वेतन देता है।"
私营部门雇主
Transliteration: sīyíng bùmén gǔzhǔ
"这家私营部门雇主提供了很好的职业发展机会。"
민간 부문 고용주
Transliteration: mingan bumun goyongju
"민간 부문 고용주는 성과에 따라 인센티브를 지급합니다."
民間部門の雇用主
Transliteration: minkan bumon no koyōnushi
"民間部門の雇用主は新しい人材を求めています。"
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