Meaning & use
Centralizing
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Bringing something, such as power, control, or resources, together under a single central authority or location.
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The new CEO is centralizing decision-making at company headquarters.
The government began centralizing healthcare records into one national database.
A note on using this word
Widely used in politics and business to describe shifting authority away from regional or local units.
Words with a similar meaning
consolidatingunifying
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Words with an opposite meaning
decentralizing
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