Orbanization

English Alternative forms en Orbanisation ise-form Etymology From en Orban -ization, after Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary in 1998-2002 and 2010-2026; possibly punning on en urbanization. Pronunciation en /ˌɔːbɑːnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːbən-/ RP en /ˌɔɹbɑnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹbɑnɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹbən-/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aadenboy-Orbanization.wav US Noun - en ize-form politics slang derogatory The process by which a (typically Western) democracy becomes undemocratic as an authoritarian leader takes control of its institutions and degrades the rule of law in order to remain in power. en de-Orbanization en Spiegel Online 2010-12-28 Hungary's 'Orbanization' Is Worrying Europe Erich Follath; Christoph Schult https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/media-law-outrage-hungary-s-orbanization-is-worrying-europe-a-736706.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260303185821/https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/media-law-outrage-hungary-s-orbanization-is-worrying-europe-a-736706.html 3 March 2026 en 2017-10-01 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26565196 Europe since 1989: A History by Philipp Ther, Trans. Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller Ivan T. Berend 76 3 Slavic Review The Great Recession after 2008 that hit the east very hard is well discussed. But the authoritarian turn, first in Putin’s Russia and then the “Orbanization” of a large part of the former Soviet Bloc, the so-called Visegrad countries, especially Hungary and Poland and its impact on Europe and the EU, would have required a deep analysis. Translations process of becoming undemocratic Czech: cs Finnish: fi orbanisaatio French: fr German: de Orbanisierung f Hungarian: hu Italian: it orbanizzazione f Polish: pl orbanizacja f Portuguese: pt orbanização f Romanian: ro Russian: ru Slovak: sk Spanish: es orbanización f Turkish: tr Ukrainian: uk en eponyms en Nationalism Conservatism