recentralisation

A form of recentralization — The return of devolved powers to a central authority

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Meanings

nounrecentralisation (uncountable)
  1. UKalternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of recentralization.

    In 2012 a better financial agreement between Catalonia and Spain was also refused, and a recentralisation of previously devolved powers began in earnest.

    2015 October 5, Artur Mas, “The Catalan people have spoken. Will the Spanish government listen?”, in The Guardian

Origin

From re- + centralisation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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