nationalises

Government takes over

Nationalises is the British spelling of nationalizes, meaning to transfer private assets or industries into government ownership: The government nationalises the railways.

Countries nationalise strategic resources like oil, utilities, or banks, typically claiming public interest.

The opposite is privatise.

economic-policy

socialism

Communal economic control

dirigisme · protectionism · Keynesianism

takeover

seizure

Forcible taking or convulsion

requisition · acquisition · vesting · resumption · dispossession · annexation · forfeiture · compensation · indemnification

industries

railways

Fixed-track transport systems

  • utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
  • banksFinancial institutions or riversides
  • minesOre extraction sites

oil · steel · telecommunications · airlines · energy · healthcare · water · electricity · coal · transport

state-ownership

public-sector

State-run employment realm

governance

regulation

Official rules governing conduct

legislation · policy

Opposites
ownership transfer direction

nationalisesprivatises

Sells government holdings

denationalises · privatizes · denationalizes · sells off · divests

economic system orientation

nationalisesliberalises

Reduces restrictions on

liberalizes · deregulates · commercialises · commercializes · corporatizes

Family

nationalise, nationalisation, nationalised, nationalising, internationalise, internationalised, nationalisations, internationalisation, denationalised

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