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decontrol, n.|diːkənˈtrəʊl|
[de- II.]
The removal of control; spec. the removal of government control, esp. of a control imposed in wartime or in an emergency. Also attrib. So deconˈtrol v. trans., to free from control; deconˈtrolled ppl. a., deconˈtrolling vbl. n.
1919G. H. Roberts in Times 14 Feb. 3/1, I am told that every one wants to get rid of Government control... The moment I can see those conditions safeguarded in respect of any commodity, decontrol will come. Ibid. 3/2, I do not propose to risk decontrolling any commodity while there is the slightest possibility of decontrol resulting in higher prices. 1919Observer 23 Mar. 12/6 (headline) De-controlled. Tea after to-morrow: bacon next week. 1923Daily Mail 27 Jan. 8 Rent decontrol. 1923Ramsay MacDonald in Hansard Commons 5th Ser. CLX. 21 To decontrol a certain block of middle-class tenants..will do more harm than good. Look at what happens the moment decontrol comes. Either the rent goes up, or..the house will be sold. 1946New Statesman 14 Sept. 182/2 The decision of the Price Decontrol Board to lift the controls on grains and dairy products. 1955Times 27 Aug. 10/1 At least two million tons more domestic house-coal, it is considered, is needed before decontrol can be envisaged. 1957Ibid. 23 Dec. 11/4 Of the tenants of our newly decontrolled flats some 85 per cent. have accepted and signed new agreements on the basis we offered. 1971Daily Tel. 1 May 19/4 The decontrol of gold coins on April 1 has coincided with a slight increase in demand for gold in London and Zurich. 1971Ibid. 23 June 19/4 The decontrolling of bank competition..suggests that the Government should also withdraw from supporting local authorities. |