centralization

• centralisation (non-Oxford British English)

From French centralisation, equivalent to central +‎ -ization or centralize +‎ -ation.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛntɹələˈzeɪʃən/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsentɹəˌlɑeˈzæɪʃən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌsentɹəlaɪˈzæɪʃən/, [ˌsentɹəlɑe̯ˈzæɪʃən]

centralization (countable and uncountable, plural centralizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. 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

   the centralization of power in the general government

   the centralization of commerce in a city

   • 2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh‎^[1]:

     V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.