Meanings
plural normalisations
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of normalization.
Since Ostpolitik, the normalisation of relations between then West Germany and the east, policy has been predicated upon Russia being a status quo power, not an imperialist one.
2022 February 28, Daniel Boffey, “Ukraine conflict leads EU to rid itself of Russian sacred cows”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 28 Feb 20221 more example
Two days later Clinton announced that the US was restoring all assistance to Honduras despite a letter sent to her the day before by Democratic members of Congress asking her to "send a strong unambiguous message that the human rights situation in Honduras will be a critical component of upcoming decisions regarding the further normalisations of relations, as well as the resumption of financial assistance".
2010 June 30, Mark Weisbrot, “One year on, Honduras rift persists”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe imposition of standards or regulations
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From normal + -isation or normalise + -ation.
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