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I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.
Jim DeMint

Meaning of "sector" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SECTOR

From Late Latin: sector, from Latin: a cutter, from secāre to cut.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SECTOR

sector  [ˈsɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sector in the English dictionary

The first definition of sector in the dictionary is a part or subdivision, esp of a society or an economy. Other definition of sector is either portion of a circle included between two radii and an arc. Area: 1⁄2 r²θ, where r is the radius and θ is the central angle subtended by the arc. Sector is also a measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SECTOR


bisector
baɪˈsɛktə
collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
prosector
prəʊˈsɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
spectre
ˈspɛktə
subsector
ˈsʌbˌsɛktə
trisector
traɪˈsɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə
vivisector
ˈvɪvɪsɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECTOR

section hand
section mark
sectional
sectionalisation
sectionalised
sectionalism
sectionalist
sectionalization
sectionalize
sectionalized
sectionally
sectionisation
sectionise
sectionization
sectionize
sectoral
sectorial
sectorisation
sectorization
sectorize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
finance director
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
reflector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of sector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SECTOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sector» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sector

Translation of «sector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECTOR

Find out the translation of sector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

领域
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sector
570 millions of speakers

English

sector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्षेत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِطاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

setor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sektor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

部門
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sektor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu vực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sektör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

settore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sektor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τομέας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sektor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sektor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sector

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECTOR»

The term «sector» is very widely used and occupies the 3.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sector
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sector» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sector» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sector

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10 QUOTES WITH «SECTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sector.
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Gautam Adani
Adani Enterprises is well on track to realize its aim of emerging as India's largest private sector energy and logistics conglomerate.
2
Bhumibol Adulyadej
The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands.
3
Joyce Banda
What I am saying every day to Malawians is that time has come for us to move from aid to trade. We have picked several sectors that we think we can focus on immediately in order for us to grow our economy. So we have decided to diversify agriculture, we decided to develop our tourism sector, we have decided to develop our mining sector.
4
Peter Bart
The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.
5
Robert Brady
There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy.
6
Kenneth Chenault
Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.
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Steve Daines
I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that was coming to this country. It's unsustainable.
8
Gavyn Davies
I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe.
9
Jim DeMint
I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.
10
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Taking away the risk from the financial sector and taking it on to the public shoulders is not the right approach.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECTOR»

Discover the use of sector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook on Third Sector Policy in Europe: Multi-level ...
Take the European dimension of third sector policy seriously in the new millennium that is the content and message of this important Handbook. It contains rich material, framed with a very useful and interesting conceptual framework.
Jeremy Kendall, 2011
2
Managing the Public Sector
The Ninth Edition continues to engage the student's intellect by providing more than just the basic foundations of management; it places the application of management in the context of the public sector and tries to capture the excitement ...
Grover Starling, 2010
3
Capitalism Without Democracy: The Private Sector in ...
Focusing on the activities and aspirations of the private entrepreneurs who are driving China's economic growth.
Kellee S. Tsai, 2007
4
Teaching In The Lifelong Learning Sector
An essential book linked to the LLUK Standards for teachers, trainers & tutors: a practical introduction to teaching & learning.
Scales, Peter, 2012
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Hybrid Organizations and the Third Sector: Challenges for ...
This book explores these questions, and more, through the lens of a new theory of hybrid organizations – tested and developed in the context of a range of case studies.
David Billis, 2010
6
America's nonprofit sector: a primer
Clarifies the basic scope, structure, operation, and role of the nonprofit sector in the US, and places it into context in relation to government and the business sector, showing how the position of the nonprofit sector has changed over ...
Lester M. Salamon, 1999
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Leading Public Sector Innovation: Co-creating for a Better ...
Using global case studies and many practical examples, this book explores the innovation challenges that face the public sector today.
Christian Bason, 2010
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Performance Appraisal in the Public Sector: Techniques and ...
The importance of programs for training the rater are presented. An ideal resource for managers engaged in performance appraisal, this book can also serve as a supplemental reading for courses in management and human resources/personnel.
Dennis M. Daley, 1992
9
The Third Sector in Europe
The contributors examine the voluntary & non-profit sectors in Europe. They discuss a number of issues regarding this 'third' sector.
Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville, 2004
10
Third Sector Research
"This work offers a critical review of the central and innovative themes that have come to form the core of third sector debate and research with an international focus .
Rupert Taylor, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sector is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ukraine Right Sector Leader Calls For Petro Poroshenko To Resign
Members of the far-right radical group Right Sector and their supporters attend an anti-government rally in Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2015. Reuters/Valentyn ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Ukraine clashes raise questions over Right Sector militia
On Saturday, in the city of Mukachevo, around 20 members of the ultra-nationalist Right Sector volunteer battalion exchanged gunfire with police and the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Greek turmoil hits UK manufacturing sector
The slump in manufacturing output is now likely to place the onus for economic growth on the sevice sector – the traditional powerhouse of the British economy. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Biden promotes private sector clean energy investments
The White House announced $4 billion in private sector pledges on Monday to support green technology and launched a new Department of Energy (DOE) ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
5
UK services sector sees sharp slowdown in May
Mr Williamson said that, when taken with surveys of the manufacturing and construction sectors published earlier this week, the data pointed to the economy ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
6
Election uncertainty puts brakes on building sector
In the latest sign that the UK's economic recovery is faltering, the closely watched Markit/CIPS construction PMI survey showed all parts of the building sector ... «The Guardian, May 15»
7
Irish manufacturing sector expands steadily in March
The manufacturing sector expanded in March after posting its fastest growth in 15 years in February. The index stood at 56.8 last month, down from 57.5 a month ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
8
Why Canada's manufacturing sector is so depressing
“A number of manufacturers, especially intermediate and investment goods producers, cited lower demand from clients in the oil and gas sector,” the group said ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
9
FACT SHEET: Executive Order Promoting Private Sector
Today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order to encourage and promote sharing of cybersecurity threat information within the private sector and ... «Whitehouse.gov, Feb 15»
10
US services sector growth accelerates in Jan but new business at …
Growth in the U.S. services sector rebounded modestly in January, though companies reported the weakest level of new business growth in more than five years ... «CNBC, Feb 15»

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