centralization

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centralization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

centralization - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  centralization
      n 1: the act of consolidating power under a central control
           [syn: centralization, centralisation] [ant:
           decentralisation, decentralization]
      2: gathering to a center [syn: centralization,
         centralisation]