nationalisation
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of transferring ownership or control of an industry, service, or asset from private to state (national) ownership: This is the primary economic meaning, involving a government taking control of private property or enterprises.
- The act of making something national in character or scope: This involves imbuing something with a national identity or bringing it under national, rather than local or international, purview.
- The process of forming or becoming a nation: This refers to the historical or political process by which a group of people or a territory achieves the status of a unified nation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The government announced the nationalisation of the railway network. (This demonstrates the transfer from private to state control.)
- The nationalisation of the curriculum aimed to promote a shared cultural identity. (This shows making something national in character.)
- The 19th century was a period of intense nationalisation for many European states. (This refers to the process of nation-forming.)
Advanced Usage
"creeping nationalisation": A gradual process by which a government increases its control over industries, often through regulation or partial ownership, rather than a single, formal act.
- Critics accused the administration of creeping nationalisation through excessive regulation.
"compulsory nationalisation": The act of taking private property into state ownership without the voluntary consent of the owners, often with compensation.
- The law allowed for the compulsory nationalisation of key utilities.
Variants and Related Words
Nationalize (verb): To bring under state ownership or control.
- The state decided to nationalize the oil industry.
National (adjective): Relating to a nation as a whole.
- Denationalization/Privatization (noun): The opposite process; transferring something from state to private ownership.
Synonyms
- State takeover: The assumption of control by the government.
- Socialization (in the economic context): Bringing under state or public control.
- Statization: The process of bringing under state control.
Antonyms
- Privatization: The transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control.
- Denationalization: The process of returning state-owned assets to the private sector.
Noun
- changing something from private to state ownership or control
- the action of rendering national in character
- the action of forming or becoming a nation