centralization
nounUK /ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · US /ˌsɛntɹələˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From French centralisation, equivalent to central + -ization or centralize + -ation.
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British, English, Oxford, US The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
- the centralization of power in the general government
- the centralization of commerce in a city
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- V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh:
- Derived terms
- anticentralization, decentralization, democratic centralization, overcentralization, recentralization