centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē 

plural centralities

1

: the quality or state of being central

the centrality of television in our lives

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2

: central situation

the centrality of the park in the city

3

: tendency to remain in or at the center

Examples of centrality in a Sentence

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How European agriculture got this way Despite its centrality to European politics and policy, agriculture is a very small industry within the bloc’s economy, making up about 1.4 percent of the EU’s GDP and no more than 5 percent of GDP in any of the Union’s 27 countries. —Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024

The centrality of this approach to his electoral success was underscored Friday when a new paper from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center and Columbia University concluded that Trump’s appearance on The Apprentice enabled his win in 2016. —Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Thomas is particularly good at depicting the centrality of the Devil in ordinary life. —James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024

Given the centrality of the genocide in Rwandan memory and politics, the FDLR remains a symbolic threat that helps fuel a bunker mindset among security officials. —Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1