Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun etc. See harmonization, etc.

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  • noun British Alternative spelling of harmonization.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a piece of harmonized music
  • noun singing in harmony

Etymologies

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harmony +‎ -isation

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Examples

  • Being an essentially 1950s Socialist construct, this behemoth hates anyone who tries to cut themselves some slack so the nasty and dangerous phrase 'tax harmonisation' is beint breathed once more.

    Archive 2008-04-27 2008

  • Being an essentially 1950s Socialist construct, this behemoth hates anyone who tries to cut themselves some slack so the nasty and dangerous phrase 'tax harmonisation' is beint breathed once more.

    Saved by the Irish, begorrah! 2008

  • FURTHER RANDOM THOUGHT: If harmonisation is the reason for this move, then shouldn; t we all switch to driving on the right?

    Scrap the Mile Says Kinnock 2006

  • A Commonwealth capacity for harmonisation is a matter of consequence to the whole international community.

    Empires of the Mind: Canada and the Commonwealth 1987

  • "We are in the final phase, before resolutions are set down and a commitment is made by the armed groups," Malu Malu, a Catholic priest, told AFP, saying that talks were under way for the "harmonisation" of stances before a plenary session.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Gone is the word "harmonisation" – a red rag to many bulls – and in comes "simplification", justified in part by the need to reduce "compliance costs" imposed on businesses.

    Trying it on… again Richard 2007

  • This is all part of what is known as "mutual recognition" of standards, which is actually the antithesis of "harmonisation".

    More EU Madness 2005

  • Then, of course, a few years down the line, "harmonisation" of the law, so it applies to everyone.

    The Oxford Phlegm to Prayer? 2007

  • Gone is the word "harmonisation" – a red rag to many bulls – and in comes "simplification", justified in part by the need to reduce "compliance costs" imposed on businesses.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Richard 2007

  • This process has been expedited by a series of ill-judged regulatory initiatives, including under the banner of "harmonisation".

    B2fxxx 2005

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