Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or process of converting (a community) into a municipality, of bringing it under municipal control, or of providing for it the privileges of local self-government. Also spelled municipalisation.
- n. Transference from private to municipal ownership. See municipalize, 2.
Examples
“Glasgow is not suffering from maladministration of its affairs, but from an over-indulgence in municipalization, carried into the realm of speculative enterprises, which always involves the investment of a large amount of capital and the running of many risks.”
“This sound rule is, I know, continually ignored, and successful municipal enterprises outside its restrictions are constantly urged in justification, but the fact remains that once a municipality ignores this rule, over-municipalization is almost bound to be the result, and over-municipalization always has and always will work a great injustice to the poorest ratepayers in the community, and strike at the very root of municipal credit.”
“The "municipalization" or "public subsidy" of health habits is indispensable to protecting industrial efficiency.”
“Xcel has dumped over $450,000 into a vote no campaign, 10 times the expenditures of the grassroots groups supporting the municipalization ballot measure.”
The Huffington Post: John Farrell: Utility Fights Dirty in City's Battle for Clean Local Energy
“When the city first considered municipalization, Xcel offered to finance and build a local smart grid but has since been allowed by the state's public utility commission to charge Coloradans for significant cost overruns.”
The Huffington Post: John Farrell: Utility Fights Dirty in City's Battle for Clean Local Energy
“The last large-scale municipalization took place in 1998, on New York's Long Island.”
The Wall Street Journal: Boulder Votes for Municipal Utility
“This is perhaps the most meaningful result: With information, voters move to seeing renewal as a bad deal and municipalization as good.”
The Huffington Post: Anne Butterfield: Pay the Same, Get More: No New Boulder Franchise Agreement
“They never pursued municipalization—a kind word for expropriation—and turning the team into something actually owned, instead of just subsidized, by the sporting public.”
“PACKER: I think possibly -- in fact, the main remedy is probably municipalization of the utility, where it becomes a public utility.”
“They would look for other remedies, including municipalization.”
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A Nation Among Nations
Words taken from A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History by Thomas Bender.
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corylusavellana Ooooh... wonderful! In a horrid way. It sounds like the word of choice for 60s town planners... Jan 2, 2009