centralism n : the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization

English

Noun

centralism

1. a system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind

Translations

Swedish

Noun

centralism

1. centralism

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 government's power - both geographically and politically, into a centralized government.

See also

• Board of directors
• Centralized system
• Centralization (phonetics)
• Chess terminology
• Decentralization
• Nationalism
• Nation-state
• Totalitarianism