- centralization
- The process or situation in which decision making is confined to the top managers of an organization. Compare decentralization
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Centralization — Cen tral*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.] The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
centralization — I noun absorption, aggregation, alliance, amalgamation, amassing, assembling, association, bringing together, centering, centralism, coalescence, coalescing, coalition, combination, compacting, compilation, compression, concentralization,… … Law dictionary
Centralization — (or centralisation) is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding decision making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group.In political science, this refers to the concentration of a … Wikipedia
centralization — 1801, especially of administrative power, originally with reference to Napoleonic France. See CENTRALIZE (Cf. centralize) + ATION (Cf. ation) … Etymology dictionary
centralization — (Amer.) cen·tral·i·za·tion || ‚sentrÉ™laɪ zeɪʃn n. bringing together toward a central point; concentration (also centralisation) … English contemporary dictionary
centralization — centralize cen‧tral‧ize [ˈsentrəlaɪz] also centralise verb [intransitive, transitive] to organize the control of a company, organization, or country so that one central group has power and tells people in other places what to do: • Shippers are… … Financial and business terms
centralization — The concentration of activities, powers, and decision making authority within an organization. Centralization can occur (i) in geographical terms (e.g., in the centralization of powers at a * multinational corporation’s head office), (ii) in… … Auditor's dictionary
centralization — noun /ˌsɛntrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən,ˌsɛntrəlˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; … Wiktionary
centralization — centralize (also centralise) ► VERB ▪ concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. DERIVATIVES centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun … English terms dictionary
centralization — noun see centralize … New Collegiate Dictionary
centralization — /sen treuh leuh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized. 2. the concentration of administrative power in a central government, authority, etc. 3. Chiefly Sociol. a. a process whereby social groups and… … Universalium
