nationalisation

• Nom désignant l'action de transférer à l'État la propriété et le contrôle d'entreprises, d'industries ou de services privés.

A noun referring to the process of transferring private industry, assets, or services into public or state ownership and control.

indénombrable

1. Formation of a nationC1formal

   The process of forming or becoming a nation.

   formation d'une nation

   • The nationalisation of the colonies took place over several decades.
   • Historians study the nationalisation of ethnic groups into unified states.
   • The nationalisation of the region was a long and complex process.

2. Making national in characterC1formal

   The act of making something national in character or scope.

   nationalisation

   • The nationalisation of the railway system connected the entire country.
   • The nationalisation of the education system standardized the curriculum.
   • The nationalisation of the language helped unify the population.

3. B2formal

   The transfer of a private industry, company, or asset to state ownership and control.

   nationalisation

   • The government announced the nationalisation of the oil industry.
   • Nationalisation of the banks was a key policy of the new administration.
   • The nationalisation of the railway system was controversial.

   Synonymescollectivisationsocialisation

   Antonymesdenationalisationdenationalizationprivatisationprivatization