nationalise

/'næʃnəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (nationalise) /'næʃnəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The government decided to nationalise the railway system.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To transfer ownership or control of an industry, business, or asset from private to state ownership.
   • To make something national in character, scope, or status.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (transitive):
  • The government decided to nationalise the country's railway system to ensure uniform service.
  • After the crisis, there was a debate about whether to nationalise the failing energy companies.
  • The media nationalised the local story, turning it into a matter of national pride.

Advanced Usage

• "to nationalise an industry": This is the most common usage, referring to the state taking control of a major sector like banking, healthcare, or natural resources.
  • The party's manifesto promised to nationalise the water industry.
• "to nationalise a narrative": Used in media or political discourse to frame a local or specific issue as being of importance to the entire nation.
  • The film seeks to nationalise the memory of the event.

Variants and Related Words

• Nationalisation (noun): The process or instance of nationalising.
  • The nationalisation of the banks was a controversial policy.
• Nationalised (adjective): Describing something that has been brought under state control.
  • He worked for a nationalised industry.

Synonyms

• Socialize (in the economic sense): To bring under state control or ownership.
• Take into public ownership: A more descriptive phrase for the economic action.

Antonyms

• Privatise: To transfer a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control.
• Denationalise: To return a nationalised industry to private ownership.

Related Phrases and Context

• Nationalisation programme: A series of planned actions by a government to bring industries under state control.
  • The post-war government embarked on a major nationalisation programme.
• Against nationalisation: A position opposing state takeover.
  • The party campaigned against nationalisation of the sector.

Học thuật

Verb

1. put under state control or ownership
   • Mitterand nationalized the banks
2. make national in character or scope
   • His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press

Từ đồng nghĩa

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