nationalization

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The oil major was awarded $10.5 billion plus interest by an international court after the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil industry in 2007.

From MarketWatch

Either way, the election will close out an economic experiment marked by initial prosperity funded by Morales's nationalization of gas reserves.

From Barron's

There was a wave of nationalizations of large companies, although some small private businesses were allowed to stay open until 1968.

From Seattle Times

“The conversation about nationalization, I think, is dependent on getting in the relatively short term some body of rights: 14, 15, 16, 17 clubs, and you’d start down the path from there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The President’s office, immediately following Cardenas’ unannounced and unexpected broadcast, said the government would proceed to issue a decree, setting forth the terms for nationalization of the industry and new bases for its operation.

From Seattle Times