2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
centralism — CENTRALÍSM s.n. Sistem de organizare administrativă, economică sau politică, potrivit căruia instituţiile locale se află (în orice problemă) în subordinea instituţiilor centrale şi lucrează după dispoziţiile acestora. ♦ (Ieşit din uz) Centralism… … Dicționar Român
centralism — index centralization Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
centralism — [sen′trəliz΄əm] n. the principle or system of centralizing power or authority, as of a government centralist adj., n. centralistic adj … English World dictionary
centralism — [[t]se̱ntrəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else. Syn: focus … English dictionary
centralism — centralize (also centralise) ► VERB ▪ concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. DERIVATIVES centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun … English terms dictionary
centralism — n. a system that centralizes (esp. an administration) (see also democratic centralism). Derivatives: centralist n … Useful english dictionary
centralism — noun Date: 1831 the concentration of power and control in the central authority of an organization (as a political or educational system) compare federalism • centralist noun or adjective • centralistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
centralism — centralist, n., adj. centralistic /sen treuh lis tik/, adj. /sen treuh liz euhm/, n. a centralizing system; centralization. [1825 35, Amer.; CENTRAL1 + ISM] * * * … Universalium
centralism — noun a system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind … Wiktionary
centralísm — s. n … Romanian orthography
