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CENTRALIST

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cen⋅tral⋅ism

  [sen-truh-liz-uhm]
–noun
a centralizing system; centralization.
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Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; central 1 + -ism

Related forms:
cen⋅tral⋅ist, noun, adjective
cen⋅tral⋅is⋅tic  [sen-truh-lis-tik] , adjective
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cen·tral·ism   (sěn'trə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  Concentration of power and authority in a central organization, as in a political system.
cen'tral·ist n., cen'tral·is'tic adj.
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