centralism
a centralizing system; centralization.
Origin of centralism
1Other words from centralism
- cen·tral·ist, noun, adjective
- cen·tral·is·tic [sen-truh-lis-tik], /ˌsɛn trəˈlɪs tɪk/, adjective
- an·ti·cen·tral·ism, noun
- an·ti·cen·tral·ist, noun, adjective
Words Nearby centralism
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How to use centralism in a sentence
In a September 2009 New Yorker profile, Holbrooke described his method as “a form of democratic centralism.”
Richard Holbrooke's Last Mission in Afghanistan by David Rohde | David Rohde | November 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTcentralism, to be successful and powerful, required the levelling of the differences of speech and of race.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule | VariousThere is no promise of permanency, even less of stable hierarchies and centralism.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinAll organs of the party are closely interrelated and operate on the principle of democratic centralism.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleThe entire process has been said to represent the application of democratic centralism to planning.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
It rendered forever impossible a return to Germanizing centralism.
The Governments of Europe | Frederic Austin Ogg
British Dictionary definitions for centralism
/ (ˈsɛntrəˌlɪzəm) /
the principle or act of bringing something under central control; centralization
Derived forms of centralism
- centralist, noun, adjective
- centralistic, adjective
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