Synonyms for SECTOR
ˈsɛk tərsec·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. sectornoun

   a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

   Synonyms:
   sphere

2. sectornoun

   a social group that forms part of the society or the economy

   "the public sector"

   Synonyms:
   sphere

3. sector, spherenoun

   a particular aspect of life or activity

   "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"

   Synonyms:
   sphere, empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

4. sectornoun

   the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes

   Synonyms:
   sphere

5. sectornoun

   a portion of a military position

   Synonyms:
   sphere

6. sectornoun

   measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

   Synonyms:
   sphere

Matched Categories

1. • Aspect
   • Battlefield
   • Computer Memory Unit
   • Measuring Instrument
   • Plane Figure
   • Social Group
   • Tract

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sector":

   industry, area, sectors, sectoral, strip, departments, mun, field, secteur, line, settore, industries, sphere, territories, segment, branch, areas, alan, department

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sector

   Synonyms:
   See Voluntary sector
   

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1. Gary Gensler:

   Senator Sanders should go beyond his existing plans for reforming Wall Street and endorse Hillary Clinton's tough, comprehensive proposals to rein in risky behavior within the shadow banking sector.

2. Andy Clarke:

   While I am cautiously optimistic that our sales will gradually improve, it won't happen overnight given that 2016 is likely to be another tough and competitive year for the sector as a whole.

3. Selwin Hart:

   We fully understand the role that coal and other fossil fuels have played in Australia's economy, even if mining accounts for a small fraction — around 2 % — of overall jobs, but it's essential to have a broader, more honest and rational conversation about what is in Australia's interests, because the bottom line is clear : If the world does not rapidly phase out coal, climate change will wreak havoc right across the Australian economy, from agriculture to tourism, and right across the services sector. Similarly, construction, housing and the property sector, in a country where the vast majority live on or near a coastline. It will be even more catastrophic in your neighborhood.

4. James Yin:

   ( Robots for children) is the sector where AI can take off in its earliest stages.

5. Joseph Edlow:

   These necessary flexibilities will safeguard a critical U.S. infrastructure sector ; reinforce security of the nation's food supply chain ; and encourage key American businesses to maintain essential operations currently threatened by the COVID-19 public health emergency, importantly, these measures protect U.S. workers by not adding supplemental H-2B visas during the national emergency.