liberalization
/ˌlɪbərələˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of making rules or systems less strict, especially in economics or politics, to allow more freedom.
- The liberalization of media laws allowed more independent news channels to operate.
- The liberalization of trade led to lower prices for imported goods.
- Economic liberalization in the 1990s opened the country to foreign investment.
- The act of making social or personal rules less restrictive.
- Social liberalization in the 1960s brought greater acceptance of different lifestyles.
- The liberalization of divorce laws gave couples more options to end unhappy marriages.
- The school's liberalization of its dress code allowed students to wear jeans.
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