(business) All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Of or pertaining to the private sector.

plural of private sector

Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”)

plural of private detective

(law) The exemption of a witness from court duty until summoned and compensated for their expense.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.

plural of private joke

Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.

(sociology) The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.