cen‧tral‧is‧m /ˈsentrəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: CENTRE/CENTER, centralization ≠ decentralization, centralism, centrist; adjective: central, centralized ≠ decentralized, CENTRED/CENTERED, centrist; verb: CENTRE/CENTER, centralize ≠ decentralize; adverb: centrally]
a way of governing a country or controlling an organization in which one group has power and tells people in other places what to do

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