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deprivatization

deprivatization noun: the act or process of deprivatizing.

Noun

deprivatization (countable and uncountable, plural deprivatizations)

  1. The act or process of deprivatizing.
    • But his aides argue that reaching that level will require significant improvements in efficiency because in 2004, the deprivatization of the motor vehicles department added 3,000 positions, and 900 additional child-welfare caseworkers were hired under a court order.2008 March 9, David Kocieniewski, “Corzine Plan to Cut Jobs Could Pinch State Services”, in New York Times

Forms of deprivatization

pluraldeprivatizations

Origin of deprivatization

From de- + privatization.

Questions about deprivatization

What does deprivatization mean?
Deprivatization means the act or process of deprivatizing.
What part of speech is deprivatization?
Deprivatization is a noun.
What is the plural of deprivatization?
The plural of deprivatization is deprivatizations.

Words near deprivatization in the dictionary

  1. deprivals
  2. deprivation
  3. deprivational
  4. deprivations
  5. deprivative
  6. deprivatization
  7. deprivatizations
  8. deprivatize
  9. deprivatized
  10. deprivatizes
  11. deprivatizing

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