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" Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic assumption that organization and order can only come from centralism."
Nicholas Negroponte

Meaning of "centralism" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CENTRALISM

ˈsɛntrəˌlɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTRALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centralism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENTRALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Centralisation

Centralisation, or centralization, is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning and decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group or keeping all of the important decisionmaking powers within head office or the centre of the organisation. The term has a variety of meanings in several fields. In political science, centralisation refers to the concentration of a government's power – both geographically and politically – into a centralised government. In neuroscience, centralisation refers to the evolutionary trend of the nervous system to be partitioned into a central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. In business studies, centralisation and decentralisation refer to where decisions are made in the chain of command.

Definition of centralism in the English dictionary

The definition of centralism in the dictionary is the principle or act of bringing something under central control; centralization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTRALISM

brutalism · capitalism · colonialism · formalism · imperialism · journalism · liberalism · literalism · materialism · metabolism · minimalism · nationalism · Orientalism · photojournalism · professionalism · realism · socialism · surrealism · symbolism · vandalism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTRALISM

central reservation · central reserve · Central Standard Time · central sulcus · central tendency · centralisation · centralise · centraliser · centralist · centralistic · centralities · centrality · centralization · centralize · centralized economy · centralizer · centrally · centrally heated

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTRALISM

alcoholism · cannibalism · citizen journalism · communalism · environmentalism · factionalism · federalism · fundamentalism · idealism · individualism · industrialism · initialism · intellectualism · multiculturalism · multilateralism · mutualism · pastoralism · photorealism · pluralism · spiritualism · traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of centralism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centralism» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CENTRALISM

Find out the translation of centralism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of centralism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centralism» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

集中
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

centralismo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

centralism
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

केन्द्रीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المركزية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

централизм
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

centralismo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কেঁদ্রীকরণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

centralisme
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sentralisme
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Zentralismus
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

中央集権制
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

중앙 집권
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Centralisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập trung
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மத்தியத்துவம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

केंद्रीयता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

merkezcilik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

centralismo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

centralizm
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

централізм
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

centralism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκεντρωτισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sentralisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

centralism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sentralisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centralism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRALISM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of centralism
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «centralism».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about centralism

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «CENTRALISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word centralism.
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Nicholas Negroponte
Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic assumption that organization and order can only come from centralism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTRALISM»

Discover the use of centralism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centralism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Centralism and Devolution of Power
This Book Is A Collection Of Papers Presented At A Three-Day Seminar Organised By The India International Centre, New Delhi. Dustjacket Slightly Frayed.
Rabindra Chandra Dutt, 1990
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Russian Centralism and Ukranian Autonomy: Imperial ...
Second, the work determines the extent to which Ukrainian society both resisted and accommodated itself to imperial integration.
Zenon E. Kohut, 1988
3
Democratic Centralism: An Historical Commentary
whole discourse on democratic centralism to date. It will be seen that Lenin himself, when he proposed a ban on fractional activity in 1921, made precisely this connection between fractionalism and sickness in the party. The question of just ...
Michael Waller, 1981
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Beyond the National Curriculum: Curricular Centralism and ...
Drawing on insights from other European curricular systems, this provocative book will contribute, in a timely way, to the debate on reformations of the National Curriculum.
Professor David Coulby, David Coulby, 2002
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Kings of Disaster: Dualism, Centralism, and the Scapegoat ...
A comparative study of the political organization of five Eastern Nilotic peoples based on field work and written sources, analyzed in the light of Rene Girard's victimary anthropology.
Simon Simonse, 1992
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The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy: Fiscal ...
Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics Phillip J. Bryson. THE ECONOMICS OF CENTRALISM AND LOCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION IN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK REPUBLICS PHILLIP]. BRYSON The ...
Phillip J. Bryson, 2010
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Natural Reasons: Personality and Polity
The immediate appeal of centralism about reasons, whether ethical, legal, or logical, is perhaps stronger than that of centralism about colour. But there are certain familiar grounds for doubt even about centralism about reasons. I shall make a ...
S. L. Hurley, 1992
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Democratic centralism in Romania: a study of local communist ...
As a study of politics in a communist party state, this work constitutes an effort to apply common assumptions about "developing/modernizing" politics in the non-communist world to the case of an Eastern European state all with a view to ...
Daniel N. Nelson, 1980
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Life of Emery A. Storrs: His wit and eloquence, as shown in ...
'But now to be saved from a corrupt centralism.' " Can anybody tell me what that means. Now, if centralism is something very bad, I am opposed to it ; if it is something very good, I am in favor of it. If it is something about between the two, I don't ...
Isaac E. Adams, 1886
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The View from Inside: A French Communist Cell in Crisis
Chapter. 28. THE. EFFECTS. OF. DEMOCRATIC. CENTRALISM. On one level, we have told a simple story. The Communists of Danielle Casanova and Paris South believed that it was necessary, desirable, and possible to move the PCF in a ...
Jane Jenson, George Ross, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTRALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centralism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why everyone in Europe should adopt the drachma
Like the rest of the Roman empire, it worked so long as it worked, as long as you were prepared to tolerate its undemocratic centralism and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Ethiopia after its electoral drama: second “renewal” imminent ? By …
... even the Front's most “reformist” members, is calling for this process of democratisation to challenge the party's “democratic centralism”. «Abugidainfo, Jul 15»
3
LETTER: Council's duties over planning
Cllr Circus advised that he would like a Government that actually wanted localism, not centralism masquerading as localism. None disputed ... «West Sussex Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Britain at crossroads, in danger of stumbling into a breakup
Both main parties are loath to change a system that so benefits winners and underpins Westminster and Whitehall centralism. But if the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Jagdeo's capture of the PPP
Democratic Centralism has stifled the flow of ideas in the party. It has allowed Mr. Jagdeo to capture the party. It is packed with young people ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
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'Six and a Half Deadly Sins': an evocative return to the Laos of Siri …
He is a Marxist, without the Leninist afterthoughts (“centralism” is a giveaway, as is “first among equals”). His Marxism is as much Groucho as ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
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[OPINION] How To Oust Generic Bukola Saraki By The Nuclear …
Party discipline is the guiding principle of democratic centralism. Indeed, V. I. Lenin rightly argued, it is “unity of action, freedom of discussion ... «Information Nigeria, Jun 15»
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Limusa leaders chosen
... a united, democratic and worker-controlled organisation committed to the principles of our constitution, including democratic centralism in the ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
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Last-ditch attempt to stop Sinn Féin 'hijacking' 1916 centenary is …
“Everyone knows that Sinn Fein is a party that operates democratic centralism. All decisions about next year will be made by a small cabal, ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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$7.3 billion on KRG fuel imports could have been saved with …
The Kurds of Iraq have been forced to experience centralism for more than eight decades, but they were betrayed by dictatorships at a national ... «Brookings Institution, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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