denationalize
verb
de·na·tion·al·ize
(ˈ)dē-ˈnash-nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈna-shə-nə-ˌlīz
denationalized; denationalizing; denationalizes
1
: to divest of national character or rights
2
: to remove from ownership or control by the national government
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Prime minister Margaret Thatcher denationalized major industries, but would never touch the NHS.
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Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Apr. 2020
No succeeding British government, Labour or Conservative, has tried to renationalize what Margaret Thatcher denationalized.
—Lee Edwards, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019
So why have national Dems denationalized this year’s midterms?
—Ted Rall, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
Gillespie is laboring to denationalize the campaign by focusing almost exclusively on Virginia issues, especially jobs and the economy.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
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Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Apr. 2020
No succeeding British government, Labour or Conservative, has tried to renationalize what Margaret Thatcher denationalized.
—Lee Edwards, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019
So why have national Dems denationalized this year’s midterms?
—Ted Rall, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
Gillespie is laboring to denationalize the campaign by focusing almost exclusively on Virginia issues, especially jobs and the economy.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
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“Denationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denationalize. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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