centralisation

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A form of centralization — 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

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centralization
Opposite
decentralisation
OriginFrench centralisation →
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Meanings

nouncentralisation (countable and uncountable, plural centralisations)

plural centralisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of consolidating power under a central control

Similar
centralization
Broader
consolidationintegration

noungathering to a center

Similar
centralization
Broader
gathergathering
Also see
centralization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcentralisation
  2. Englishcentralisation

From French centralisation, or centralise + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

centralisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralisation

MLA

“centralisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centralisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralisation.

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