normalization
- noun
- /ˌnɔːrməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Literature
- Nevertheless, U.S. normalization with mainland China did not entail the abandonment of Taiwan.
- normalization of relations
- diplomatic normalization
- normalization process
Examples
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The treaty provided for the normalization of relations between Egypt and Israel.
Academic text (1991) -
The highly publicized timetable for normalization, released in early April 1991, does not deviate from previous American policy.
Academic text (1992) -
And I hope that we see further normalization of relations with Israel as the Kingdom will go first, I think.
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Even without a major political breakthrough, specific practical measures may be introduced to promote normalization of relations.
Academic text (1991) -
Vietnam has proved willing to meet the United States in some of its conditions for normalization.
Academic text (1992) -
In fact, one of Obama's supposed foreign policy achievements is the beginning of normalization of relations with Cuba.
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Elections must instead be part of a comprehensive process of normalization; they can be neither a deal breaker nor a nonissue.
Academic text (2008) -
Meaningful improvements in Indo-Iranian ties happened around the same time as normalization and consolidation of Indo-Israeli relations.
Academic text (2013) -
So does Clinton's diplomatic normalization with Vietnam, despite Hanoi's less than satisfactory resolution of the POW/MIA issue.
Academic text (1995) -
The normalization of relations between the two countries has created a more stable political environment.
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Etymology
Normalization comes from normal, from the Latin norma meaning 'a rule' or 'standard'. So in politics normalization is the process of returning relations to a regular, agreed state after a period of trouble.