private school

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noun

a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.

Origin of private school

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for private school

Contemporary Examples of private school

And he is a reformer, having successfully pushed through a statewide flat tax, business incentives, and private-school vouchers.
The GOP's New 2012 Game Changer
Mark McKinnon
June 17, 2011
It was because of these outrageous experiences that I decided to base my first novel in the private-school world of Los Angeles.
The West Coast Gossip Girl
Isabel Kaplan
July 1, 2009
Her private-school classmates were reading Dr. Seuss in kindergarten.
How Science Screwed My Kids
Grace Poole
April 1, 2009

Historical Examples of private school

Here and there I met someone I had not seen since private-school days.
Sonia Between two Worlds
Stephen McKenna

British Dictionary definitions for private school

private school

noun

a school under the financial and managerial control of a private body or charitable trust, accepting mostly fee-paying pupils

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