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The public sector is the part of the economy concerned with providing various governmental services.

The composition of the public sector varies by country, but in most countries the public sector includes such services as the military, police, infrastructure (public roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications, etc), public transit, public education, along with health care and those working for the government itself, such as elected officials.

The public sector might provide services that a non-payer cannot be excluded from (such as street lighting), services which benefit all of society rather than just the individual who uses the service.

A government or state agency, often an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.

There is a notable variety of agency types.

Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a department or ministry, and other types of public body established by government.

The functions of an agency are normally executive in character, since different types of organizations (such as commissions) are most often constituted in an advisory role—this distinction is often blurred in practice however.

Public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services.

The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income, physical ability and/or mental acuity.

Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors.

Public policy when made in the public's interest and motivations can provide public services.

Public service is also a course that can be studied at a college and/or university.

Examples of public services are the fire brigade, police, air force, and paramedics.

A government is the system by which a state or community is controlled.

In the case of this broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislators, administrators, and arbitrators.

Government is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state.

Forms of government, or forms of state governance, refers to the set of political systems and institutions that make up the organisation of a specific government.

Governments control the economy, social freedoms, and political systems, and may or may not be voluntary.