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nationalization (s) (noun), nationalizations (pl)
1. The transfer of something that is privately owned to the ownership of the government: Nationalization has occurred when airport security switched to being conducted by the government, as well as with the railway system and some banks.
2. The act or formation of a country: In Jane's book, it mentioned that the country's character was changing into the direction of nationalization, instead of having just a local quality.
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