nationalisation

Definitions

1. The act or process of nationalising:
   countable, uncountable
2. The act or process of making or becoming a nation.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of taking formerly private assets into public or state ownership.
   countable, uncountable
4. The act of becoming nationalistic.
   countable, uncountable
5. The process of losing local and regional variation and becoming national in character and scope.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the nationalisation of India”

“Despite criticisms which were made of the Railway Executive, it must be recalled that the general framework of the new railway set-up was established by statute, while this form⟳ of organisation was particularly well adapted for carrying out the unification of the railways—a very different thing from the purely political act of nationalisation, but an essential part of the objective of nationalisation.”

“However the Labour Party and rail unions regard the move⟳ as a step closer to full nationalisation. TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes said: "The ONS has candidly exposed the truth about our railways. They are now in public ownership. Grant Shapps must now take⟳ direct⟳ control⟳ of running them, rather than continue⟳ to line the pockets of privateers."”

“[…] study⟳ of the legacy of classical republican patriotism through to the nationalisation of patriotism […]”

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