Definition
The process of removing or reducing restrictions, especially in economic, political, or social contexts. Often refers to the relaxation of government controls over business and trade.
Etymology
From liberal (from Latin liberalis 'relating to freedom') plus -isation suffix. The term gained prominence in the 20th century as governments began systematically removing regulatory constraints, particularly in economics and trade policy.
Kelly Says
Liberalisation creates an interesting linguistic irony - while 'liberal' in American politics suggests more government involvement, 'liberalisation' globally means less government control, especially in economics. Countries like India and China used liberalisation to transform planned economies into market systems, showing how removing restrictions can paradoxically increase a nation's global competitiveness.
Translations
ARالعربية
التحرير
al-tahrir
CACatalà
liberalització
li-be-ra-li-za-tsion
CSČeština
liberalizace
li-be-ra-li-za-ce
DADansk
liberaliserings
li-be-ra-li-se-ring
DEDeutsch
Liberalisierung
li-be-ra-li-ze-rung
ELΕλληνικά
ελευθεροποίηση
e-lef-the-ro-po-ee-si
ESEspañol
liberalización
li-ber-al-i-za-syon
FAفارسی
لیبرالیزاسیون
li-be-ra-li-za-si-yon
FISuomi
liberaali
li-be-ra-ali
FRFrançais
libéralisation
li-be-ra-li-za-syon
HEעברית
ליברליזציה
li-be-ra-li-tsia
HIहिन्दी
स्वतंत्रता
sva-tan-tra
HUMagyar
liberalizáció
li-be-ra-li-za-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberdayaan
pem-ber-da-yan
ITItaliano
liberalizzazione
li-be-ral-i-za-tsione
KKKK
oliberalizasyon
li-be-ra-li-za-syon
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយឯករាជ្យ
brak-pou-d-o-y-ek-ra-ch-y
MRMR
मुक्तीकरण
mu-k-ti-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
penyertaan
pen-ye-r-taan
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်လပ်မှု
lu-tt-lap-hmu
NLNederlands
liberalisering
li-be-ra-li-ze-ring
NONorsk
liberaliserings
li-be-ra-li-se-ring
PAPA
मुक्तिकरण
mu-k-ti-ka-ran
PLPolski
liberalizacja
li-be-ra-li-za-tsia
PTPortuguês
liberalização
li-ber-al-i-za-sãw
RORomână
liberalizare
li-be-ra-li-za-re
RUРусский
либерализация
li-be-ra-li-za-tsiya
SVSvenska
liberaliserings
li-be-ra-li-se-ring
SWKiswahili
uhuru
oo-hoo-roo
TAதமிழ்
தொழிலாளர்
tozh-ila-la-r
TEతెలుగు
స్వేచ్ఛ
svechcha
THไทย
การเสรี화
gan se-ri-wa
TRTürkçe
liberalizasyon
li-ber-al-i-za-syon
UKУкраїнська
лібералізація
li-be-ra-li-zatsiya
VITiếng Việt
thưc hiện hóa
thuc hien hoa
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la