municipalization

noun

mu·​nic·​i·​pal·​iza·​tion myüˌnisəpələ̇ˈzāshən 

myəˌ-, 

÷məˌ-

plural -s

: the action or result of municipalizing

the municipalization of a gas supply is not … a way of cheapening the public service

—W. H. Y. Webber

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