non-state

Definition

› ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT used to describe something that does not belong to or is not controlled by a government: China's non-state sector is expanding rapidly. In the UK, gas and electricity are competitive, non-state industries.

(Definition of non-state adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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