|  privatization 
 
 changing something from state to private ownership or control
 • Syn:
 denationalization, denationalisation, privatisation
 • Ant:
 nationalization (for: denationalization)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 privatise (for: privatisation), privatize, denationalise (for: denationalisation), denationalize (for: denationalization)
 • Hypernyms:
 social control
 
 
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