centralization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of consolidating power under a central control
    centralisation.
  2. noun gathering to a center
    centralisation.

WordNet

Cen`tral*i*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. centralisation.
Definitions
  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; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.

Webster 1913