denationalize

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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The Prime Minister got a rousing cheer when he told the rebels of the government's plans "to denationalize road haulage at the earliest possible moment."

From Time Magazine Archive

I for one," he said, "am deeply convinced of the impolicy of all such attempts to denationalize the French.

From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by Morison, J. L. (John Lyle)