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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTRIPETALISM

centripetalism  [ˌsɛntrɪˈpiːt əlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTRIPETALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centripetalism 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 CENTRIPETALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of centripetalism in the English dictionary

The definition of centripetalism in the dictionary is the movement of things towards a centre.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTRIPETALISM


anti-imperialism
ˌæntɪɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm
anticlericalism
ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəlɪzəm
bicameralism
baɪˈkæmərəlɪzəm
bilingualism
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
commensalism
kəˈmɛnsəlɪzəm
confessionalism
kənˈfɛʃən əlɪzəm
continentalism
ˌkɒntɪˈnɛnt əlɪzəm
exceptionalism
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm
extensionalism
ɪkˈstɛnʃən əlɪzəm
factionalism
ˈfækʃənəlɪzəm
fraternalism
frəˈtɜːn əlɪzəm
globalism
ˈɡləʊbəlɪzəm
herbalism
ˈhɜːbəlɪzəm
hyperrealism
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪzəm
multilingualism
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
neorealism
ˌniːəʊˈriːəlɪzəm
parochialism
pəˈrəʊkɪəlɪzəm
racialism
ˈreɪʃəlɪzəm
triumphalism
traɪˈʌmfəlɪzəm
unilateralism
ˈjuːnɪˈlætərəlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTRIPETALISM

centricalness
centricity
centrifugal
centrifugal brake
centrifugal clutch
centrifugal force
centrifugal pump
centrifugalise
centrifugalize
centrifugally
centrifugation
centrifuge
centrifugence
centring
centriole
centripetal
centripetal force
centripetally
centrism
centrist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTRIPETALISM

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

Synonyms and antonyms of centripetalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centripetalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTRIPETALISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

心性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centripetalism
570 millions of speakers

English

centripetalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

centripetalism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

centripetalism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

centripetalism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centripetalism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

centripetalism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centripète
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Centripetalism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

centripetalism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

centripetalism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

centripetalism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Centripetalism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

centripetalism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

centripetalism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केंद्रशासितपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

centripetalism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centripetalism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

centripetalism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

centripetalism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centripetalism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

centripetalism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

centripetalism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

centripetalism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

centripetalism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centripetalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRIPETALISM»

The term «centripetalism» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.166 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRIPETALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «centripetalism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «centripetalism» 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 centripetalism

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTRIPETALISM»

Discover the use of centripetalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centripetalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seeking Stability Amid Deep Division: Consociationalism and ...
For the design of power-sharing practices in deeply divided places, there are two main macro-political strategies: consociationalism, developed and defended by Arend Lijphart, and centripetalism, associated with the work of Donald L. ...
Allison McCulloch, 2009
2
One Country, Two Systems, Three Legal Orders - Perspectives ...
The basic idea of centripetalism is that good governance is more likely to occur when all energies are focused on a political centre. In this sense, centripetalism is opposed to decentralization as advocated from different theoretical perspectives ...
Jorge Oliveira, Paulo Cardinal, 2009
3
Conflict Management in Divided Societies: Theories and Practice
Critiques Centripetalism has attracted significant criticism on empirical and conceptual grounds. Empirically, critics point to the paucity of centripetal models in the real world; the limited application of cross-voting electoral systems, distribution ...
Stefan Wolff, Christalla Yakinthou, 2013
4
Power-Sharing and Political Stability in Deeply Divided ...
While consociation may be easier to adopt than centripetalism, its track record is questionable in terms of the long-term consolidation of political stability. There may be an absence of complete cases of centripetalism, but the consociational ...
Allison McCulloch, 2014
5
Democracy in Divided Societies: Electoral Engineering for ...
In showing how such 'electoral engineering' can work to manage conflicts, this book introduces a normative prescription for the design of political institutions in divided societies that I call 'centripetalism'. As the name suggests, a centripetal ...
Ben Reilly, 2001
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Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity
The third major alternative to the power-sharing/consociational approach for dealing with ethnically divided societies is often termed “integrationism,” but is also sometimes referred to as “centripetalism.” Though the two terms are often used ...
Liam D. Anderson, 2013
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Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places
Centripetalism assumes not only moderation on the part of politicians but also that moderate tendencies will be displayed at the voter level (Reilly 2001, 176). Yet where levels of violence have been high, where atrocities have been committed, ...
Joanne McEvoy, Brendan O'Leary, 2013
8
The Ecstatic World of John Cowper Powys
and centripetalism/centrifugalism, 182; and eversion, 194; historical, 40, 55-56, 105-6; versus idealism, 50; metaphysical, 18, 23, 37, 160, scientific, 175-76 Maternal egotism, 153, 172 Mathematical thought, 146, 204 Maturation, 40, 78, 231 ...
Harald William Fawkner, 1986
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Right to Vote and to be Elected in Divided Societies and ...
In these types of divided societies, centripetalism may have more appropriate mechanisms. Centripetalism is a normative approach for institutional design that encourages centrist behavior and cooperation, while countering conflictal behavior ...
Muhammad Al Musbeh
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Information Space (RLE: Organizations)
From our discussion the nature of cultural centripetalism now becomes easier to grasp. It expresses a certain exclusiveness with respect to interests, values, and population served. Centripetalism will feel more comfortable if it operates at but ...
Max Boisot, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTRIPETALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centripetalism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Change electoral, governmental playing fields to end Ivany-goal …
They roughly follow a model that John Gerring and Strom Thacker call centripetalism. In their excellent book, A Centripetal Theory of ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
2
Is there room for liberal Zionists in an anti-Zionist movement?
I've written before that centripetalism may present the best option for a political resolution of the apartheid regime. The political theory is ... «Mondoweiss, Apr 15»
3
Can political party super-PACS reduce polarization?
That system fuels the forces of political fragmentation and centripetalism, by enabling (and requiring) candidates to raise money on their own, ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
4
Identity Politics: Democratic Institutions in Ethnically Divided States
One is what I have called centripetalism. Advocating political systems or strategies designed to focus electoral competition at the moderate ... «World Politics Review, Oct 13»
5
The one-state debate: Consociationalism versus Centripetalism
Instead, centripetalism – an emerging set of theories – seems like a better framework for thinking about how to construct a single state. «Mondoweiss, Oct 13»

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