nationalization

na·tion·al·ize  (nsh-n-lz, nshn-)

tr.v. na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing, na·tion·al·iz·es

1. To convert from private to governmental ownership and control: nationalize the steel industry.

2.

a. To make national in character, scope, or notoriety: "His high profile on such issues as abortion . . . has already begun to nationalize his image" (Kenneth L. Woodward).

b. To render distinctively national: characteristics and issues that have tended to nationalize American political life.

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nation·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

nation·al·izer n.

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nationalization

the act or process of the taking over of private industry by government. See also government.

See also: Economics

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nationalization - the action of forming or becoming a nation nationalisation group action - action taken by a group of people
	2.	nationalization - the action of rendering national in character nationalisation change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
	3.	nationalization - changing something from private to state ownership or control communisation, communization, nationalisation social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action denationalisation, denationalization, privatisation, privatization - changing something from state to private ownership or control

Translations

nationalization [ˌnæʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → nacionalización f

nationalization [ˌnæʃ^ənəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] nationalisation (British) n → nationalisation f

nationalization

n → Verstaatlichung f

nationalization [ˌnæʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → nazionalizzazione f