Liberalization

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process or act of making more liberal. countable, uncountable

    "Paisley's three year "Save Ulster from Sodomy" campaign has been a significant force in preventing until now the liberalization of laws about gayness in the British protectorate."

  2. 2
    the act of making less strict wordnet
  3. 3
    the lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy in exchange for greater participation by private entitiesᵂᵖ countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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liberalisationrelaxation

Example

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"It will be four years before the definite result of beef liberalization emerges."

Etymology

From liberalize + -ation or liberal + -ization.

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