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Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Meaning of "centralization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTRALIZATION

centralization  [ˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTRALIZATION

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centralization 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 CENTRALIZATION 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 centralization in the English dictionary

The definition of centralization in the dictionary is the activity of centralizing something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTRALIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTRALIZATION

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTRALIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of centralization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centralization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTRALIZATION

Find out the translation of centralization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centralization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centralization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

集权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centralización
570 millions of speakers

English

centralization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केंद्रीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المركزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

централизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centralização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেঁদ্রীকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centralisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemusatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zentralisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中央集権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중앙 집중화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sentralisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập trung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மையப்படுத்தலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केंद्रीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merkezileştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centralizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

centralizacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

централізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centralizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκεντρωτισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sentralisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

centralisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sentralisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centralization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRALIZATION»

The term «centralization» is regularly used and occupies the 66.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRALIZATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «centralization» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «centralization» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «CENTRALIZATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word centralization.
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Noah Feldman
The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers that, just as Rome changed from republic to empire with conquest of new lands, territorial acquisition would lead to the centralization of political power.
2
Edward Forbes
Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches us, that species have a definite existence, and a centralization in geological time as well as in geographical space, and that no species is repeated in time.
3
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.
4
Mario Monti
In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.
5
Johann Most
If we hope and even assume that the social question will be answered through communism, and not in this or that country but in the world, any thought of centralization must be a monstrosity.
6
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTRALIZATION»

Discover the use of centralization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centralization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Federalism, Fiscal Authority, and Centralization in Latin ...
This book explores the politics of fiscal authority, focusing on the centralization of taxation in Latin America during the twentieth century. The book studies this issue in great detail for the case of Mexico.
Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, 2006
2
Centralization and Decentralization: Educational Reforms and ...
This book is contextualized in the literature on globalization, and examines how policies of decentralization have affected the running of education in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Singapore, Macau and Mainland China.
Ka-Ho Mok, 2012
3
Bandits and Bureaucrats: The Ottoman Route to State ...
Bandits and Bureaucrats thus develops a theoretical interpretation of imperial state centralization, through incorporation and bargaining with social groups, and at the same time enriches our understanding of the dynamics of Ottoman history ...
Karen Barkey, 1994
4
Local Self-government and centralization: the ...
Centralization annihilates education. It may rear up a polishing system, which, — when all originality of mind and all freedom of thought and all spirit of enquiry are deadened, and mind and thought are reduced to a certain dead level, — it may ...
Joshua Toulmin Smith, 1851
5
Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient ...
The author works within the historico-critical tradition and re-examines de Wette's classic thesis on the dating of Deuteronomy to the seventh century BCE." -A. Jeffers
Pekka Pitkänen, 2004
6
Wage Centralization, Union Bargaining, and Macroeconomic ...
This is more likely to occur when the legal and institutional environment strengthens the bargaining position of the union in the centralized regime compared with unions operating in a more decentralized regime.
James Mchugh, 2002
7
The Centralization-decentralization Conundrum: Organization ...
In this concluding chapter we consider the centralization- decentralization conundrum and how it might be resolved. We refer to it as a conundrum because in principle and in practice the proper functioning and management of complex ...
Peter Aucoin, Herman Bakvis, 1988
8
Centralization and Decentralization in Economic Policy
This study considers a decentralized economic policy and to what extent a centralization of economic policy would seem justified on a national and international level.
Jan Tinbergen, 1981
9
Centralization and the Law: Scientific Legal Education, an ...
Scientific Legal Education, an Illustration with an Introduction. Illinois : ' This power to regulate is not a power to destroy, and limitation is not the equivalent of confiscation. Under pretence of regulating fares and freights, the State cannot require ...
‎1906
10
Centralization Or Fragmentation?: Europe Facing the ...
And the institutional and economic reforms that must precede the accession of the new democracies of central Europe will cause further political strains.This book focuses on the major challenges facing the EU and addresses several crucial ...
Andrew Moravcsik, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTRALIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centralization is used in the context of the following news items.
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Standard Derivation
Michael Shashoua reports on how firms are reacting and how regulators may respond to industry concerns Two data centralization projects established recently ... «www.waterstechnology.com, Jul 15»
2
In Cuba, An Underground Network Armed With USB Drives Does …
And though using El Paquete as a platform may not require permission, it does require some centralization. Where El Paquete comes from and ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
3
The Pentagon's Spies: The Evolution of Spy Units through Obama …
Part of this portion of the Army ODCSI history specifies the office's view of the centralization activities and its objection to centralization that did ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
4
DCP Midstream hedging on whether it will keep Tulsa office open
On Tuesday Elliott clarified the company's position on Tulsa somewhat. She added that DCP continues to plan for "greater centralization where ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
Canacol Energy Ltd. Provides Production and Operations Update …
The Corporation has completed the centralization of all production facilities on its LLA23 block at the Pointer pad, the objective of which was to ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
6
ISO and The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Announce …
"For SFAA members, the biggest benefit is the centralization of all essential functions related to the testing and submission of SFAA data," said ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
'Every Child Achieves' Won't Fix The Fed-Ed Farce
... evidence that federal money and mandates have not helped poor and minority children in more than 60 years of increasing centralization. «The Federalist, Jul 15»
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE|JULY 8, 2015
This is centralization at its best. It is my opinion, that all past and present provincial governments — NDP, PC, Liberal — have absolutely no ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
9
Charleston, Guns, and Natural Law
A society with the ability to defend life and property with contemporary tools prevents state encroachments and efforts centralization. As the only ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
10
Many studies on Indonesia do not build capacity
... Indonesia's overwhelming bureaucracy on innovation, foreign investment, decentralization (or centralization) necessity, wealth disparity and ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»

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