civilianizationn.
/sᵻˌvɪljənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /səˌvɪljənəˈzeɪʃən/, /səˌvɪljəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action or process of making something civilian in character; esp. the process of converting a military position into a civilian one.
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1856 United Service Mag. June 223 Here we found a portion of the Portuguese band, who had taken advantage of their semi-civilianization to avoid including themselves in the capitulation of their armed comrades.]
1928 Times 18 Jan. 9/4 A ‘certain process of civilianization’ had been going on in the Air Force so that work formerly done by uniformed members of the Air Force was then being given over to civilians.
1946 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 1/3 This deterioration has become more marked as the ‘civilianisation’ of the administration has proceeded.
1977 L. B. Radine Taming of Troops vi. 208 With conversion to the all-volunteer force, there is reason to suppose that there will be little progress made in the civilianization of the military justice system for several years to come.
2001 C. Coker Humane Warfare v. 92 Military culture is challenged by the relativistic civilian ethos from without and by increasing civilianisation of military functions from within.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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