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PRIVATISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changing something from state to private ownership or control
Synonyms:
denationalisation; denationalization; privatisation; privatization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("privatisation" is a kind of...):
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
Derivation:
privatise (change from governmental to private control or ownership)