第だい三さんセクター

noun

third sector; semi-public sector; public-private joint venture

Refers to an organization or enterprise jointly funded and operated by government and private business, often for regional development or public services. The literal translation 'third sector' is common in English, but the term specifically denotes a mixed public-private entity in Japanese contexts.

• その鉄てつ道どうは第だい三さんセクター方ほう式しきで運うん営えいされている。

  The railway is operated as a third-sector (public-private joint venture) enterprise.