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privatise English

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privatise

When a government privatises something, it removes government control over an industry or a part of the economy, and let people manage it themselves. Senator Barry Goldwater's proposal to privatise Social Security had received a lot of opposition. When you privatize something (such as a variable or function), you make it private and making it only able to be used internally.

privatise

(= privatize) change from governmental to private control or ownership The oil industry was privatized

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