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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.
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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
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centralization
1801, especially of administrative power, originally with reference to Napoleonic France. From centralize + -ation.
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