Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or belonging to a sector: as, a sectoral circle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a sector.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to a sector (all senses).

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Examples

  • In this and many other ways, the participants at the Summit committed themselves to moving beyond their own specific issues which are at times regarded as narrow and short term sectoral interests.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • In this and many other ways, the participants at the Summit committed themselves to moving beyond their own specific issues which are at times regarded as narrow and short term sectoral interests.

    Parliament - Questions for Oral Reply 2003

  • Mr Speaker, let us now examine in more detail how far we have come in meeting the short term sectoral goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of 1995, and also establish how prepared we are to meet the strategic challenges for sustained growth and development this year and beyond.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • At the beginning of this approach, data were comparatively scarce in sectoral coverage and in frequency.

    Lawrence R. Klein - Autobiography 1992

  • So sectoral bargaining is very interesting and the debate in sectoral bargaining is very very sophisticated in Germany.

    A Look at Canada Incorporated 1990

  • More generally, the global paper industry has now moved beyond the inventory restocking phase of the business cycle, and the long-term sectoral trend of incremental year-over-year growth seems once again to have taken hold.

    unknown title 2011

  • Its not facing the same long term sectoral decline that the paper industry is.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • And the bigger picture is, sectoral trends here will as we reach a new level of stability coming out of the recession, sectoral trends - long term sectoral trends take over.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • The political class must plan long-term sectoral reform.

    The Times of India 2009

  • The political class must plan long-term sectoral reform.

    The Times of India 2009

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