instrumentalization

A form of instrumentalisation — The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.

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Meanings

nouninstrumentalization (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalizations)

plural instrumentalizations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of instrumentalisation.

    Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said in the release that “Russia is enabling the instrumentalization of people and guiding them to the Finnish border in harsh winter conditions. Finland is determined to put an end to this phenomenon.”

    2023 November 28, Eve Brennan, “Finland to close last operating checkpoint on Russian border”, in CNN

Origin

From instrumental + -ization or instrumentalize + -ation.

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APA

instrumentalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalization

MLA

“instrumentalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instrumentalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalization.

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