Third-sector
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
noun
1.
another name for the voluntary sector
noun
the business sector including charitable, religious, philanthropic, community, and volunteer organizations
Word Origin
the other two sectors are private and public
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