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Noun: centralization  `sen-tru-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], `sen-tru-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The act of consolidating power under a central control
    - centralisation [Brit]
     
  2. Gathering to a centre
    - centralisation [Brit]

Derived forms: centralizations

See also: centralistic, centralize

Type of: consolidation, gather, gathering, integration

Antonym: decentralization

Encyclopedia: Centralization