centralization

[ sen-truh-luh-zey-shuh n ]

/ ˌsɛn trə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.

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

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.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1795–1805; centralize + -ation

an·ti·cen·tral·i·za·tion, adjective, nouno·ver·cen·tral·i·za·tion, nounpro·cen·tral·i·za·tion, adjectivere·cen·tral·i·za·tion, noun

But Tocqueville in fact distinguished between two kinds of centralization: centralized administration and centralized government.
Poulos Gets Piketty—and Tocqueville—Wrong|Arthur Goldhammer|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grievances over the centralization of power downtown (with its latte-sipping elites, and so on) still runs strong.
How Rob Ford Could Win Reelection|Ivor Tossell|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Centralization leaves information vulnerable: to fraud, to surveillance, to sale.
The Internet Shouldn’t Own You|Eric Klinker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All of the apparatuses of centralization need to be subject to reconsideration.
5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing|Anis Shivani|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Perhaps the greatest lack in expositions of this type is centralization.
Expository Writing|Mervin James Curl
Their main idea is to keep up for their own purposes that centralization which has so long been the bane of this country.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
Such was the effect with those who cared little, anyway, about this centralization.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
What he was in these outer circles of his influence, he was, to all the centralization of his virtues, in the heart of his family.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's|Elihu Burritt
The centralization of country schools has been forced by the logic of circumstances.
The Challenge of the Country|George Walter Fiske