centralism
noun
a centralizing system; centralization.
centralist
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a word derived from
centralism.
Example Sentences
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"In the end we are a centralist state," he explains.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
“We’ve had to travel to this aggressive city, this centralist city, and we say, the Andes have descended.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
“Are not both absolutist, centralist, totalitarian, in short, enemies of human freedom?”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021
“I am a centralist Republican conservative,” she says.
From Time ● Mar. 29, 2013
Putin appears sometimes to be an avowed centralist - and at other times a liberal.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Samuel Vaknin
