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nationalization|ˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən| [f. next + -ation.] 1. The action of rendering national in character.
1801W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. (1843) I. 383 Does not this forebode the nationalization of liberty-politics at home? 1882H. von Holst J. C. Calhoun (1884) 239 The official proclamation of the ‘nationalization’ of slavery. 2. The action of forming into a nation or nations; the process of becoming a nation.
1813Sir R. Wilson Priv. Diary (1861) I. 274 The Poles are hostile to the Russians as enemies to their freedom and nationalization. 1853F. Lieber Civ. Liberty iv. 33 There is a distinct period in the history of our race, which may be aptly called the period of nationalization. 1890Times 15 Dec. 5/4 Count Taaffe's Cabinet will make no further concessions to Bohemian nationalization. b. Inclusion or absorption into a nation.
1896Nation (N.Y.) 16 July 54/1 The nationalization of the Jew—that is, his absorption by this or that nation. 3. The action of bringing land, property, industries, etc., under the control of the nation.
1874Fawcett Pol. Econ. ii. i. (1876) 107 Nationalization of the land means that all the land in the country should be bought by the State. 1881–3(title) Report of the Land Nationalization Society. 1894E. Bellamy in Forum (U.S.) Mar. 85 This plan is called Nationalism because it proceeds by the nationalization of industries. |