centralized

especially British, cen·tral·ised

[sen-truh-lahyzd]

adjective

1. controlled from one place.

   The individual police departments will transition to the centralized dispatch system beginning in October.

   After years of opting for top-down regulatory approaches, the new administration has decided to move toward a less centralized form of government oversight.

2. existing in one place, or being the center point of a network: The system allows users to record subscriber complaints in a single database, creating a centralized source of information to assist us in pinpointing systematic delivery problems.

   Each computer has a twisted-pair cable that runs to a centralized hub.

   The system allows users to record subscriber complaints in a single database, creating a centralized source of information to assist us in pinpointing systematic delivery problems.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of centralize.

Other Word Forms

• uncentralized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of centralized¹

centralize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Such resistance requires savvy planning and sharp thinking, though not necessarily centralized leadership.

From Salon

“One of the things that made me nervous in the last 10 years is how the film industry has become more centralized,” Redford said.

From Los Angeles Times

Superblocks could tie into the current road network and add parking while also providing long and unified bike and pedestrian infrastructure — not to mention the centralized open and community space — to neighborhoods lacking it now.

From Los Angeles Times

A decentralized, low-cost, flexible cottage industry will likely be transformed into a centralized, high-cost, inflexible cash cow for the merchants of death.

From Salon

But in Syria, he said, “I think all of the the minority communities are smart enough to say, ‘We’re better off together, centralized.’”

From Los Angeles Times

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