centralism

[ sen-truh-liz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

centralism

/ ˈsɛntrəˌlɪzəm /

the principle or act of bringing something under central control; centralization

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; central ¹ + -ism

In a September 2009 New Yorker profile, Holbrooke described his method as “a form of democratic centralism.”

Centralism, to be successful and powerful, required the levelling of the differences of speech and of race.

There is no promise of permanency, even less of stable hierarchies and centralism.

All organs of the party are closely interrelated and operate on the principle of democratic centralism.

The entire process has been said to represent the application of democratic centralism to planning.

It rendered forever impossible a return to Germanizing centralism.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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