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CENTRALIZATION

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cen⋅tral⋅i⋅za⋅tion

  [sen-truh-luh-zey-shuhn]
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–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.
a. a process whereby social groups and institutions become increasingly dependent on a central group or institution.
b. concentration of control or power in a few individuals.
Origin:
1795–1805; centralize + -ation
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cen·tral·ize   (sěn'trə-līz')   
v.   cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.

  2. To bring under a single, central authority: The Constitution centralizes political power in the federal government.

v.   intr.
To come together at a center; concentrate.
cen'tral·i·za'tion (-trə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., cen'tral·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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