Meanings
noundeprivatization (countable and uncountable, plural deprivatizations)
plural deprivatizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of deprivatizing.
But his aides argue that reaching that level will require significant improvements in efficiency because in 2004, the deprivatization of the motor vehicles department added 3,000 positions, and 900 additional child-welfare caseworkers were hired under a court order.
2008 March 9, David Kocieniewski, “Corzine Plan to Cut Jobs Could Pinch State Services”, in New York Times
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APA
deprivatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatization
MLA
“deprivatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprivatization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatization.
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