denationalize

/di:'næʃnəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (denationalise) /di:'næʃnəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The government decided to denationalize the railway system.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To transfer (an industry, business, or service) from public or state ownership and control to private ownership and control.
   • To deprive of national character, status, or rights (a less common, more formal meaning).

Usage

• The primary and most common use of "denationalize" is in economic and political contexts to describe the process of privatizing state-owned assets.
• It is typically used with objects like "industry," "company," "service," or "sector."
• The past tense and past participle are "denationalized." The British English spelling variant is "denationalise."

Examples

• Verb:
  • The government decided to denationalize the railway system to improve efficiency.
  • After years of state control, the telecommunications sector was denationalized.
  • The policy aimed to denationalize several key industries.

Advanced Usage

• "to denationalize an industry": This is the standard collocation for discussing privatization policies.
  • The new administration's plan to denationalize the energy industry was met with both support and protest.
• The concept is often discussed in contrast to "nationalize."
  • The cycle of nationalizing and then denationalizing industries can create economic instability.

Variants and Related Words

• Denationalization (n): The process or instance of denationalizing.
  • The denationalization of the steel industry was completed over five years.
• Denationalise (v): British English spelling variant.
• Privatize (v): A more common synonym in modern economic discourse.
• Nationalize (v): The direct antonym, meaning to bring under state control.

Synonyms

• Privatize: To transfer from public to private ownership.
• Deregulate: To remove government regulations (often, but not always, accompanies denationalization).

Antonyms

• Nationalize: To bring (an industry or business) under state control.
• Socialize: To bring under government or collective ownership (similar to nationalize).

Related Phrases and Concepts

• While "denationalize" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs or idioms, it is central to phrases like:
  • Privatization agenda: A plan to denationalize multiple state assets.
  • Economic liberalization: A broader policy that often includes denationalization.

Học thuật

Verb

1. put under private control or ownership
   • The steel industry was denationalized

Từ đồng nghĩa

• denationalise