Synonyms

public ownership

British

noun

ownership by the state; nationalization

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public ownership

Actor Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani Dyer and singer Becky Hill have attended a protest in Kent demanding public ownership of the water industry.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Great Western Railway's services will be the next operator to be brought into public ownership, on 13 December.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Others have even floated public ownership of an electric utility to prevent a proposed purchase by the private-equity firm Blackstone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

British Steel has been taken into public ownership after years of uncertainty over the future of the steelworks.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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