CENTRALIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centralization mean? 

• CENTRALIZATION (noun)
  The noun CENTRALIZATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of consolidating power under a central control

2. gathering to a center

  Familiarity information: CENTRALIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRALIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of consolidating power under a central control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

centralisation; centralization

Hypernyms ("centralization" is a kind of...):

consolidation; integration (the act of combining into an integral whole)

Antonym:

decentralization (the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments)

Derivation:

centralize (make central)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gathering to a center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

centralisation; centralization

Hypernyms ("centralization" is a kind of...):

gather; gathering (the act of gathering something)

Derivation:

centralize (make central)