Effective public policy is not a simple matter of centralize or decentralize, subsidize or privatize, regulate or deregulate.
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Centralize
//ˈsɛntɹəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "centralize" (73 found)
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Related words (36)
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5 entriesderived from
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7 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- centralitzar verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- centralitzar verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Czech
1 entries- centralizovat verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Dutch
2 entries- centraliseren verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- centraliseren verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Esperanto
2 entries- centralizi verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- centralizi verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
French
1 entries- centraliser verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Galician
2 entries- centralizar verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- centralizar verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Georgian
2 entries- ცენტრალიზებას ახდენს verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
- ცენტრალიზებას უწევს verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
German
1 entries- zentralisieren verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
Hungarian
2 entries- centralizál verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- központosít verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
Russian
1 entries- централизова́ть verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
Spanish
2 entries- centralizar verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
- centralizar verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Swedish
1 entries- centralisera verb (to move power to a single, central authority)
Ukrainian
1 entries- централізува́ти verb (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
We need to centralize the powers to create a better way of life.
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They wanted to centralize power.
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She examines authors Mary Daly and Andrea Dworkin and criticizes the analysis that centralizes all our oppression in sexism.
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