centralization

[ sen-truh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌsɛn trə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

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.

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Origin of centralization

First recorded in 1795–1805; centralize + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM centralization

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

Words nearby centralization

Central India Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Central Islip, centralism, centrality, centralization, centralize, Central Karoo, central limit theorem, central locking, central lymph node

How to use centralization in a sentence

The publisher’s pivot to centralization — albeit one laced with local leanings — is in full swing.
‘Someone you want to follow’: The exec revamping Condé Nast’s commercial model across Europe|Seb Joseph|September 29, 2021|Digiday
So I suspect that we have somewhat hamstrung ourselves by having too much centralization.
How does progress happen?|Kelsey Piper|September 25, 2021|Vox
It would mean a reorganization of the entire health care system in the US, where each of the 64 public health agencies operate as fiefdoms, and there is no centralization of information or power.
The CDC’s $1.75 billion sequencing boom may be throwing money at the wrong problem|Cat Ferguson|April 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
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
I predicted then that this would be but the first step towards further centralization.
End the Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly|Rabbi Avi Weiss|November 7, 2013|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
It has too much the tinge of centralization of power in the Federal Government, and we have had enough of this already.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
And above all things, this Statesman Prophet was the essence and personification of centralization and concord.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard
To this allegiance and fidelity of his to God and centralization it is possible to trace the devotion of Moslems to their Faith.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard
By recognising and guarding against the dogmatism of theorists and the dangers of centralization.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
This centralization involved the removal of the local priests and a modification of ritual and legal observance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various