Meanings
plural politicalizations
- countableuncountableThe process or instance of making something political.
The needed philosophic nucleus which will be leadership, proletarianization, politicalization.
2004, Eugene Walker Gogol, Raya Dunayevskaya: philosopher of Marxist-Humanism1 more example
The Right has been a defender of tradition in order to prevent the destruction of various institutional loyalties and values which have stood as a break on total politicalization. By attacking these institutions and values the Left threatens us all, gay or straight, with totalitarianism.
1976 December 18, Jack Peterson, “No 'Closet' Nazi”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 4Synonyms: politicization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process or instance of making something political.
Origin
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