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Meaning of McDonaldization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The process by which institutions in society become standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability.

uncountable

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Examples

“Almost all social institutions (for example, education, sports, politics, and religion) were adapting McDonald's principles to their operations. And McDonaldization was spreading around the world—fast-food croissanteries in Paris (of all places), Kentucky Fried Chicken in Beijing, McDonald’s in Beijing and Moscow.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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