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centralize
cen·tral·ize [ séntrə lz ] (past and past participle cen·tral·ized, present participle cen·tral·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular cen·tral·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. move power to few hands: to remove political or administrative power from local or subordinate levels and concentrate it in a central authority
2. concentrate at single place: to concentrate or collect something at a single point

cen·tral·i·za·tion [ sèntrəli záysh'n ] noun
cen·tral·iz·er noun
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