nationalise
Verb
Meaning
put under state control or ownership
make national in character or scope
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Do we really want to nationalise Marks and Spencers to make it as efficient as the Co-Op?
Mitterand nationalized the banks
His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press
In 1947, Chifley announced that he intended to nationalise Australia's private banks, arousing intense middle-class opposition which Menzies successfully exploited.
In October, Cripps told Whittle that he decided a better solution would be to nationalise Power Jets only.
Jaime Solares, leader of the Bolivian Workers Union, the COB, threatened that if parliament would not agree to nationalise gas, then they would “burn down parliament”.