deliberalization
- noun
- /ˌdɛlɪˌbɛrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
- The deliberalization of free speech protections has sparked widespread protests among activists.
Examples
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After several years of reform, the country is facing a potential deliberalization of its economic policies.
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The government's new policies reflect a clear trend towards deliberalization that concerns many citizens.
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The deliberalization process seemed to be well underway in the immediate aftermath of the 1994 peace treaty with Israel.
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Since as early as 1994, external crises have for too long provided the cause, or the excuse, for stagnation of the political liberalization process within the kingdom, and even for active deliberalization.
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In their study from the United Kingdom, Wellings et al. (1994) concluded that the age differences they observed seemed to reflect a general liberalizing effect of the early 1960s following the deliberalization of the law against same-sex sexuality.
Academic text (2002)
Antonyms
How Restrictive
47
7.2
- Formal
15
3.3
206
3.8
12
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
deliberalization = liberalization (transparent) = de + liberal + ize + ation
Given the base noun 'liberalization', the prefix 'de-' clearly signals reversal or reduction, yielding the sense of making something less liberal.
Etymology
Deliberalization combines de- meaning 'remove' and liberal from a root meaning 'free', as in liberty and liberate. So deliberalization is the process of removing or reducing 'freedoms', which explains why it means making policies, laws, or systems less liberal.