Hypertext Webster Gateway: "centralization"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Centralization \Cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.]
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being
centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing
several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power
in the general government; the centralization of commerce in
a city.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
centralization
n : consolidation of power under central control [syn: {centralisation}]
[ant: {decentralization}]
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