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Schröderization

Syllables: Schrö·der·i·za·tion/ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Schröderization noun: the co-opting of business or political figures by a foreign regime, specifically Russia.

Noun

Schröderization (uncountable)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) The co-opting of business or political figures by a foreign regime, specifically Russia.
    • Nevertheless, official Berlin's clearly heightened interest in the subject of human rights compels us to speak of the start of the "de-Schröderization" of German policy toward Moscow.[2006, The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, Columbus, Oh.: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, column 2
    • Clearly, as has been said, we should diversify sources of energy. […] As Edward Lucas says in his book The New Cold War, we should avoid the Finlandisation, or what he rather unkindly called the "Schröderisation", of western Europe.2008 October 10, Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea, “EU and Russia (EUC [European Union Committee] Report)”, in House of Commons Debates (House of Lords of the United Kingdom), volume 704...

Examples of Schröderization in a sentence

  • It is Russia's novel modes of engagement, not "Cold War stereotypes," that explain why shreyderizatsia (Schröderization) has become part of the region's vocabulary.2009, James Sherr, “The Implications of the Russia–Georgia War for European Security”, in Svante E. Cornell, S[tephen] Frederick Starr...
  • In the end, [Angela] Merkel defeated [Gerhard] Schröder, leading many to believe that the ‘Schröderization’ of Germany’s Russia policy had come to an end.2017, Lars-Christian U. Talseth, “The Geoeconomic Dialogue (2006–2009)”, in The Politics of Power: EU–Russia Energy Relations in the 21st...

Forms of Schröderization

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Origin of Schröderization

From German Schröder (surname of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder (born 1944)) + -ization. Schröderization refers to his actions of quickly agreeing to the Nord Stream pipeline project for Russia to supply natural gas to Germany before he stepped down as chancellor in 2005, and subsequently accepting paid positions in various Russian energy companies, which were widely criticized.

Words that rhyme with Schröderization

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Questions about Schröderization

What does Schröderization mean?
Schröderization means the co-opting of business or political figures by a foreign regime, specifically Russia.
How do you use Schröderization in a sentence?
It is Russia's novel modes of engagement, not "Cold War stereotypes," that explain why shreyderizatsia (Schröderization) has become part of the region's vocabulary.
What part of speech is Schröderization?
Schröderization is a noun.
How do you pronounce Schröderization?
Schröderization is pronounced /ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).

Words near Schröderization in the dictionary

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  2. schröckingerite
  3. Schröder number
  4. Schröder numbers
  5. schröderisation
  6. Schröderization
  7. schrödinbug
  8. schrödinbugs
  9. Schrödinger
  10. Schrödinger cat
  11. Schrödinger equation

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