centralization

[ sen-truh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.
2. the concentration of administrative power in a central government, authority, etc.
3. Chiefly Sociology.
   1. a process whereby social groups and institutions become increasingly dependent on a central group or institution.
   2. concentration of control or power in a few individuals.

Other Words From

• anti·central·i·zation adjective noun
• over·central·i·zation noun
• procen·tral·i·zation adjective
• recen·tral·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of centralization¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; centralize + -ation

Example Sentences

Thanks to signature centralization and automation tools, it is possible to distribute targeted signatures to all employees in one click.

From Search Engine Land

The publisher’s pivot to centralization — albeit one laced with local leanings — is in full swing.

From Digiday

So I suspect that we have somewhat hamstrung ourselves by having too much centralization.

From 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.

From MIT Technology Review

But Tocqueville in fact distinguished between two kinds of centralization: centralized administration and centralized government.

From The Daily Beast

Grievances over the centralization of power downtown (with its latte-sipping elites, and so on) still runs strong.

From The Daily Beast

I predicted then that this would be but the first step towards further centralization.

From The Daily Beast

Centralization leaves information vulnerable: to fraud, to surveillance, to sale.

From The Daily Beast

All of the apparatuses of centralization need to be subject to reconsideration.

From The Daily Beast

It has too much the tinge of centralization of power in the Federal Government, and we have had enough of this already.

From Project Gutenberg

And above all things, this Statesman Prophet was the essence and personification of centralization and concord.

From Project Gutenberg

To this allegiance and fidelity of his to God and centralization it is possible to trace the devotion of Moslems to their Faith.

From Project Gutenberg

By recognising and guarding against the dogmatism of theorists and the dangers of centralization.

From Project Gutenberg

This centralization involved the removal of the local priests and a modification of ritual and legal observance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• unification