🌐 Involving many areas 🏢 A mixed-sector group

multisector

1 5.2

Involving several different areas like business and government

adjective
/ˌmʌltiˈsɛktər/

: multisectorial

This ambitious schedule leaves little time for HIPCS to effectively develop multisector poverty-reduction strategies.

Examples

The government is launching a multisector initiative to improve education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
A multisector approach is needed to tackle the issue of climate change effectively.
Here, a forum suitable for supporting multisector energy-focused sociotechnical change in Latin America is developed and discussed.

Academic text (2018)
To address the challenges of urban development, the city is considering a multisector strategy that includes transportation, housing, and environmental policies.

Synonyms

multidisciplinary

vsmultisector

5 5.9

Work that uses people and ideas from different areas like science or art

relates to several sectors rather than emphasizing combined expertise

crosscutting

vsmultisector

1 7.2

Relating to several different areas at the same time

involves several sectors without implying simultaneous effect

How Many

multisector

1 5.2

cross-functional team

Jargon

1 3.6

sector

599 3.0

Surface Forms

multisector positive

Morphology

multisector = sector (transparent) = multi + sector

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' means several or many, and 'sector' means an area or field of activity.

Etymology

Multisector comes from multi- meaning 'many' and sector meaning 'area' or 'part'. So a multisector plan is one that works across many different areas at the same time.