Definition of "deindustrialization" [deindustrialization]
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength(noun)
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Use "deindustrialization" in a sentence
"DH: There had been, during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, a steady process of deindustrialization, that is, the loss of manufacturing jobs."
"Manufacturing was hit especially hard: From 2001 to 2004, manufacturing lost more jobs than during the entire "deindustrialization" years from the late 1970s through the 1980s, and those losses continued throughout the entire 2002-2007 expansion."
"Politicians tend to equate unemployment with "deindustrialization," as they respond to unemployed steel-workers marching across the television screen."