denationalize

Example Sentences

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Even al-Qaeda commander Anwar al-Awlaki was still a U.S. citizen when he was killed by a U.S. drone in 2011, despite attempts by members of Congress to denationalize him.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2019

The second innovation is to denationalize the armed force projecting the corporation’s power.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2017

He launched campaigns to denationalize steel and to increase electric power, cut 200,000 functionless functionaries from the government payroll.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thatcher promised to denationalize such major government-owned companies as British Airways, Rolls-Royce and British Telecom.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the same time, I should denationalize Shakespeare, Dickens, Tolstoi and Dostoievski, making them Spaniards.

From Youth and Egolatry by Fassett, Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat)