municipalizationn.
/mjᵿˌnɪsᵻpəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /mjᵿˌnɪsᵻpl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /mjuˌnɪsəpələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /mjəˌnɪsəpələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /mjuˌnɪsəpəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /mjəˌnɪsəpəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of municipalize v.; the process of bringing something under the ownership or control of local government.
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the mind > possession > owning > [noun] > collective ownership > municipalization
municipalization1884
society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > municipal government
municipalism1851
municipality1856
municipalization1884
City Hall1910
1884 J. Rae in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 296 The municipalization of ground rents.
1896 Manch. City News 30 May 8/6 Should the Council Take Over the Tramways?.. Argument for and against Municipalization.
1958 Economist 13 Dec. 967/2 Labour's election manifesto..turned its back on the party's previous extraordinary scheme for the compulsory municipalisation of virtually all rented houses.
1982 Daily Tel. 30 July 2/7 Conservative councillors claimed..that the move was ‘municipalisation by the back door’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1884