Liberalization is the process of making a system, a set of laws, or a moral climate less strict.

Liberalization自由化 is the process of making a system, a set of laws, or a moral climate less strict是讓一個制度、一套法律，或社會風氣變得比較不嚴格的過程。

You hear it most about money and trade: a country liberalizes its markets when foreign firms may enter, or when the state stops fixing every price. You also hear it about social rules — who may marry, what you may say, how tightly a church or a school controls people.

You hear it most about money and trade你最常在金錢和貿易方面聽到這個字: a country liberalizes its markets一個國家liberalize它的市場 when foreign firms may enter是指外國公司可以進來, or when the state stops fixing every price或是政府不再管制每一項價格。You also hear it about social rules你也會在社會規範方面聽到它 — who may marry, what you may say, how tightly a church or a school controls people像是誰可以結婚、什麼話可以說、教會或學校對人的管控有多緊。

It is a noun for the change itself, not for the people who believe in liberalism. Though actually a strict government can liberalize one corner of the economy and stay strict everywhere else.

It is a noun for the change itself它是指這個改變本身的名詞, not for the people who believe in liberalism不是指相信liberalism（自由主義）的那些人。Though actually不過其實 a strict government can liberalize one corner of the economy一個嚴格的政府可以只在經濟的某一個角落liberalize and stay strict everywhere else而在其他地方仍然維持嚴格。

British spelling often uses s: liberalisation. Same word.

British spelling often uses s英式拼法常常用s: liberalisationliberalisation。Same word是同一個字。