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third sector

American  

noun

  1. the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.


third sector British  

noun

  1. another name for the voluntary sector

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The government ran an in-house pilot scheme, but it was subsequently moved to a "third sector partnership approach" run by Cycling Scotland.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Mr Sarwar’s speech to the Prosper forum, which consisted of private, public and third sector organisations, also set out some big changes for Labour’s pitch at the Holyrood election in 2026.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

The flight on 15 January, which involved an ATR 72, was the flight crew's third sector of the day, shuttling between Kathmandu and Pokhara.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

"We also work with partners in the NHS, Fife College, and the third sector, to identify and then support anyone who enters our care with a neurodevelopmental disorder," they added.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Againe multiply the same ray or semidiameters 5, by 3.5/7, the halfe of 7.3/7, the product of 18.4/7 shall be the content of the third sector.

From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William

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