Centralization

//ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

    "the centralization of power in the general government"

  2. 2
    gathering to a center wordnet
  3. 3
    the act of consolidating power under a central control wordnet

Synonyms

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additionaffiliationagglomerationaggregationagreementalliance

Example

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"Thanks to the Internet, the world is beginning to turn away from the centralization of resources and power that characterized the Industrial Revolution."

Etymology

From French centralisation, equivalent to central + -ization or centralize + -ation.

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democratic centralization

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