centralism

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/ˈsɛntɹəlɪzəm/

noun

A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

OriginEnglish central ← Latin centrālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nouncentralism (countable and uncountable, plural centralisms)

plural centralisms

  1. countableuncountableA system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  4. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  5. Latincentrum
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latincentrālis
  9. Englishcentral
  10. Englishcentralism

From central + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan centralisme
  • centralismesystem that centralizes
Chinese Mandarin 集中制
  • 集中制 (jízhōngzhì)system that centralizes
Czech centralismus
  • centralismussystem that centralizes
Finnish keskusvalta
  • keskusvaltasystem that centralizes
French centralisme
  • centralismesystem that centralizes
German Zentralismus
  • Zentralismussystem that centralizes
Greek συγκεντρωτισμός
  • συγκεντρωτισμός (sygkentrotismós)system that centralizes
Indonesian sentralisme
  • sentralismesystem that centralizes
Italian centralismo
  • centralismosystem that centralizes
Lithuanian centralizmas
  • centralizmassystem that centralizes
Polish centralizm
  • centralizmsystem that centralizes
Portuguese centralismo
  • centralismosystem that centralizes
Russian централизм
  • централизм (centralizm)system that centralizes
Spanish centralismo
  • centralismosystem that centralizes
Swedish centralism
  • centralismsystem that centralizes
Ukrainian централізм
  • централізм (centralizm)system that centralizes
Cite this entry
APA

centralism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralism

MLA

“centralism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centralism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centralism.

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