centralization

[ sen-truh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.

  2. the concentration of administrative power in a central government, authority, etc.

  1. Chiefly Sociology.

    • a process whereby social groups and institutions become increasingly dependent on a central group or institution.

    • concentration of control or power in a few individuals.

Origin of centralization

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; centralize + -ation

Other words from centralization

  • an·ti·cen·tral·i·za·tion, adjective, noun
  • o·ver·cen·tral·i·za·tion, noun
  • pro·cen·tral·i·za·tion, adjective
  • re·cen·tral·i·za·tion, noun

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