CIVILIANIZE Definition & Meaning

civilianize

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[si-vil-yuh-nahyz]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

civilianized, civilianizing

to assign to civilians or place under civilian direction or control.
a decision to civilianize the teaching of history at the naval academy.
to make less military in form or character.
He charged that the union movement is civilianizing the army.

civilianize

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verb

(tr) to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

civilianization noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of civilianize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; civilian + -ize

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“We will sail with determination, not provocation, to civilianize the region and safeguard our territorial integrity.”

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One good idea is to civilianize many tasks currently performed by police.

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Civilianize traffic enforcement, and you’d have someone recognizing what’s important versus just turning in a load of tickets.

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“If they’re going to civilianize the NSA director’s position, he would be my number-one choice,” said Michael Hayden, who led the NSA from 1999 to 2005 as an Air Force general.

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The two-page proposal on the public health service’s cuts said HHS would “civilianize officers who do not provide critical public health services or support in public health emergencies.”

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Civilian Conservation Corps civilian review board

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