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centralism
cen·tral·ism [ séntrə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
concentrating political power in few hands: the concentration of control, especially political control, in a single authority

cen·tral·ist noun, adjective
cen·tral·is·tic [ sèntrə lístik ] adjective
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