noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

central controlcentralizationcollectivismcommunismconcentrationfascism

Antonyms

All antonyms

anarchist philosophycommunalismdecentralizationdelegation

Etymology

From central + -ism.