(DoD) An umbrella term that may be applied in the United States and in foreign countries to any or all of the nonpublic or commercial individuals and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of academia and other scholastic institutions, and selected nongovernmental organizations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). private sector. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/private_sector/definitions/1963474 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "private sector" http://smartdefine.org/private_sector/definitions/1963474 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, private sector, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/private_sector/definitions/1963474>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "private sector" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/private_sector/definitions/1963474> |