renationalised
Returned to government
Renationalised is the past tense of renationalise, meaning to return a privatised industry or asset to government ownership.
A railway system sold to private companies might later be renationalised if public sentiment shifts: The government renationalised the water utility after years of poor service.
British spelling; Americans write renationalized.
Government acquisition of industry
- public ownershipState-held property or enterprise
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- mixed economyPrivate and public sectors combined
command economy · socialism · statism · redistribution · protectionism · subsidy · autarky · welfare state
Fixed-track transport systems
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- energy sectorFuel and electricity businesses
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- water servicesPublic hydration infrastructure
postal service · airlines · steel industry · mining · healthcare · transport · infrastructure · public transit
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
reinstatement · reclamation · restoration · reversal · mandate · decree · referendum · government intervention
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- public ownershipState-held property or enterprise
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
mixed economy · command economy · socialism · statism · redistribution · protectionism · subsidy · autarky · welfare state · public utility
railways
Fixed-track transport systems
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- energy sectorFuel and electricity businesses
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
water services · postal service · airlines · steel industry · mining · healthcare · transport · infrastructure · public transit · electricity grid
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- directiveFormal command or instruction
regulation · reinstatement · reclamation · restoration · reversal · mandate · decree · referendum · government intervention · policy reversal
renationalisedprivatised
Transferred to commercial ownership
denationalised · privatized · denationalized · sold off · divested