centralization

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centralization

/ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌsɛntɹələˈzeɪʃən/ US
/ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ Canada
/ˌsentɹəˌlɑeˈzæɪʃən/ Australia
/ˌsentɹəlaɪˈzæɪʃən/ New Zealand
[ˌsentɹəlɑe̯ˈzæɪʃən] New Zealand

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From French centralisation, equivalent to central + -ization or centralize + -ation.

noun centralizations · centralisation

British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 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 the centralization of power in the general government

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noun the act or process of centralizing

Español	centralización
中文	集中 jízhōng
हिन्दी	केंद्रीकरण kendrīkaraṇ
Português	centralização
Français	centralisation
Deutsch	Zentralisierung
Italiano	accentramento, centralizzazione
Ελληνικά	συγκέντρωση sygkéntrosi
Română	centralizare, centralizație, centralizațiune
Русский	централиза́ция centralizácija
العربية	مَرْكَزِيَّة markaziyya

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@misc{centralization_2026,
  title = {centralization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centralization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}