(BrE also nationalise) verb
[VN] to put an industry or a company under the control of the government, which becomes its owner:
The government announced plans to nationalize the public transport system. * nationalized industries
OPPDENATIONALIZE, PRIVATIZE
nationalization, nationalisation noun [U,C]
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