harmonization

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌhɑrmənɪˈzeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act or process of making things harmonious, consistent, or compatible with each other; the process of bringing different elements into agreement or alignment.; The process of adding harmony or chords to a melody, especially in music composition and arrangement.; The process of standardizing or aligning laws, regulations, standards, or policies across different jurisdictions or organizations to reduce discrepancies and facilitate cooperation.; In data management and statistics, the process of making data from different sources comparable by aligning definitions, classifications, and measurement methods.; The act of bringing different groups, interests, or opinions into a state of agreement or peaceful coexistence.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

harmonization of standardsregulatory harmonizationharmonization of lawsharmonization processharmonization of policiestax harmonization

Derivatives

harmonizeharmonyharmoniousharmonicallyharmonizerharmonicharmonicsharmoniousness

Synonyms

standardizationcoordinationalignmentintegrationunificationsynchronization

Antonyms

fragmentationdivergencediscord

Commonly confused

harmony
EN: 'Harmony' is the resulting state of agreement or pleasing combination; 'harmonization' is the process or act of achieving harmony.
standardization
EN: 'Standardization' implies making things identical or uniform; 'harmonization' implies making different things compatible while allowing some variation.

Spelling tips

EN: American English uses 'z' (harmonization) while British English uses 's' (harmonisation). Both are correct in their respective varieties.

💬 Examples

  1. The harmonization of international trade regulations has been a major goal of the World Trade Organization.

  2. The composer spent several weeks on the harmonization of the folk melody for the orchestral suite.

  3. The European Union has pursued the harmonization of tax policies among its member states for decades.

  4. Data harmonization is essential when combining survey results from multiple countries for cross-national research.

  5. The mediator focused on the harmonization of the conflicting demands from both parties in the negotiation.