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Orbanization

UK/ˌɔːbɑːnaɪˈzeɪʃən//ˌɔɹbɑnaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Orbanization noun: the process by which a (typically Western) democracy becomes undemocratic as an authoritarian leader takes control of its institutions and degrades the rule of law in order to remain in power.

Noun

Orbanization (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, American and Oxford British spelling) The process by which a (typically Western) democracy becomes undemocratic as an authoritarian leader takes control of its institutions and degrades the rule of law in order to remain in power.
    • The Great Recession after 2008 that hit the east very hard is well discussed. But the authoritarian turn, first in Putin’s Russia and then the “Orbanization” of a large part of the former Soviet Bloc, the so-called Visegrad countries, especially Hungary and Poland and its impact on Europe and the...2017 October 1, Ivan T. Berend, “Europe since 1989: A History by Philipp Ther, Trans. Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller”, in Slavic Review, volume 76, number 3
    Antonyms:
    de-Orbanization

Antonyms of Orbanization

  • de-Orbanization

Forms of Orbanization

alternative formOrbanisation

Origin of Orbanization

From Orban + -ization, after Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary in 1998-2002 and 2010-2026; possibly punning on urbanization.

Questions about Orbanization

What does Orbanization mean?
Orbanization means the process by which a (typically Western) democracy becomes undemocratic as an authoritarian leader takes control of its institutions and degrades the rule of law in order to remain in power.
What part of speech is Orbanization?
Orbanization is a noun.
How do you pronounce Orbanization?
Orbanization is pronounced /ˌɔːbɑːnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near Orbanization in the dictionary

  1. Orbach
  2. Orbachs
  3. Orban
  4. Orbanisation
  5. Orbanism
  6. Orbanization
  7. Orbanomics
  8. ORBAT
  9. orbate
  10. orbatide
  11. orbatides

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