centralism

ˈsɛntrəlɪzəm

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Definition of centralism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

organizational structure

TECH.

system where central office holds authority

TECH.

The company's centralism ensures that all major decisions come from the headquarters..

centralization

politics

TECH.

political system concentrating power in a central authority

TECH.

Centralism was adopted to unify the country's administration.

centralization

unitarism

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Expressions with centralism

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democratic centralism

system where majority vote sets policy, then members must follow it

After the vote, democratic centralism required everyone to back the decision.

Origin of centralism

Latin centralis (of the center)

Examples of centralism in a sentence

The centralism of the organization stifled local innovation.
Centralism limited the power of local governments.
Debates about centralism shaped the new constitution.

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French:centralisme, ...
German:Zentralismus, ...
Italian:sistema centralizzato, ...
Spanish:sistema centralizado, ...
Portuguese:centralismo, ...
Chinese:中央集权, 中央集权制, ...
Japanese:中央集権化, 中央集権主義, ...
Arabic:المركزيّة, مَركَزِيّة, ...
Hebrew:ריכוזיות, רִכּוּזִיּוּת, ...
Russian:централизм, ...
Ukrainian:централізм, централізація влади, ...
Hindi:केन्द्रीयकरण, केंद्रीकरण, ...
Bengali:কেন্দ্রিকতা, কেন্দ্রীকরণনীতি, ...
Catalan:centralisme, ...
Czech:centralismus, ...
Danish:centralisme, ...
Dutch:centralisme, ...
Greek:κεντρισμός, συγκεντρωτισμός, ...
Hungarian:centralizmus, ...
Khmer:មជ្ឈការនិយម, របបប្រមូលផ្តុំអំណាចនៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល, ...
Korean:중앙집권주의, 중앙집중정치, ...
Persian:تمرکزگرایی, حکومت متمرکز, ...
Polish:centralizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):centralismo, ...
Romanian:centralism, ...
Swedish:centralism, centralstyre, ...
Thai:ระบบรวมศูนย์, การรวมศูนย์อำนาจ, ...
Turkish:merkeziyetçilik, merkezcilik, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống tập trung, chủ nghĩa tập trung, ...

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