nationalisation

Noun

Meaning

changing something from private to state ownership or control

the action of rendering national in character

the action of forming or becoming a nation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nationalization communization communisation naturalization adoption conditioning assimilation rooting nationalize habituation acclimatisation socialization acculturation naturalisation nationalise
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Antonyms

denationalization privatization privatisation

Hypernyms

change group action social control

Examples

Many of the early nationalisation measures were right. They have remained part of the social fabric. I favour measures of that type. Roy Jenkins

Generous development of old age insurance through nationalisation of the life-annuity system. To every needy German national comrade an adequate pension will be guaranteed from a certain age or in the case of a premature occurrence of permanent inability to earn a living. Gottfried Feder

Nationalisation of the Reichsbank Pub. Ltd. Co., and the central banks. Gottfried Feder

After a parliamentary government was formed in 1948, Prime Minister U Nu embarked upon a policy of nationalisation and the state was declared the owner of all land. Source: Internet

Almost immediately after the nationalisation, Eisenhower suggested to Eden a conference of maritime nations that used the canal. Source: Internet

Attlee's government also carried out their manifesto commitment for nationalisation of basic industries and public utilities. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

national works national-anarchism national-anarchist nationalise nationaliser nationalism