centralism

[ sen-truh-liz-uh m ]
/ ˈsɛn trəˌlɪz əm /

noun

a centralizing system; centralization.

Origin of centralism

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; central1 + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM centralism

cen·tral·ist, noun, adjective cen·tral·is·tic [sen-truh-lis-tik] /ˌsɛn trəˈlɪs tɪk/, adjective an·ti·cen·tral·ism, noun an·ti·cen·tral·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby centralism

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Example sentences from the Web for centralists

  • Meantime the centralists worked indefatigably to defeat the settlement with Bohemia.

    Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule |Various

  • He now left the radical party and, like many another reformer in office, became conservative and joined the Centralists.

    Mexico |Susan Hale

British Dictionary definitions for centralists

centralism
/ (ˈsɛntrəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

the principle or act of bringing something under central control; centralization

Derived forms of centralism

centralist, noun, adjective centralistic, adjective