privatization
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌpraɪvəˈtaɪzeɪʃən/
- US
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privatización
- The Polish privatization experience shows that although speedy privatization is possible, it is often politically unsustainable.
- privatization of state enterprises
- full privatization
- privatization policies
The privatization issue became significant several decades ago.
- The privatization issue became significant several decades ago.
- My book, there's a, a part about privatizations and specifically Venezuela.
- They also have some privatization of policing.
- This this class and Thursday we're going to be concerned with privatization at home and abroad.
- And I'm sure this group here would have something to say about why that was the lack of privatization and so forth.
- And they have thus far that we'll see what happens in the next few months, been able to avoid much privatization.
- Because if you think about privatization, you know, we when we come back to the the issue of housing.
- And so privatisation often ends up with this sort of unhealthy half state, half private, which is the most crony capitalist rotten situation of the lot.
Examples
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During the 1980s, the United States cheered democracy and privatization, but did little more than that.
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In Poland, after six months of debate, the Parliament passed a privatization law in July 1990.
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Voting rights would attach to state shares only after privatization through sale or free distribution.
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In addition, the pace and method of privatization may affect each goal differently.
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All of these complexities mean that the process of privatization will be slow.
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The overarching goal of this proposal is to complete the privatization process in five years.
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Other state corporations, especially those preparing for privatization, are laying off thousands.
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Despite the existence of concrete legislative proposals, the government's privatization policy is still in flux.
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In Hungary, public support for privatization has been shaken by several scandals.
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The overarching goal of this proposal is to complete the privatization process in five years.
Synonyms
A process in which the government sells a business or service to private owners
Antonyms
How Privatized
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- US
61
6.7
- Specialized
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4.1
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2.8
5
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Privatization comes from private, which originally meant 'not public' or 'set apart'. So, privatization means making something 'not public'—moving a service or business from the government to private people or companies.