centralize

verb cen·tral·ize \ ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: centralize in a Sentence

Definition of centralize

centralized; centralizing

intransitive verb

: to form a center : cluster around a center

transitive verb

1 : to bring to a center : consolidate

centralize all the data in one file

2 : to concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization

centralized several functions in a single agency

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centralization

play \ˌsen-trə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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centralizer

play \ˈsen-trə-ˌlī-zər\ noun

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Examples of centralize in a Sentence

All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office.
The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party.

Recent Examples of centralize from the Web

An ‘unwilling hero’ Since PiS took power in 2015, the conservative party has waged a campaign to centralize power and increase control of the judiciary, with significant results.

— kristen chick, The Christian Science Monitor, "By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government," 13 July 2018
Over the past few years, Muñoz spearheaded the effort to centralize all aspects of Music Circus besides the talent at the warehouse.

— jordan cutler-tietjen, sacbee, "Behind the scenes at Music Circus: "The better you are at your job, the less people notice"," 6 July 2018
Instead, a national economic crime center was set up within the NCA to centralize financial crime-fighting with assistance from the SFO, financial regulators, tax authorities and police.

— margot patrick, WSJ, "Former U.S. Federal Prosecutor Named Director of U.K. SFO," 4 June 2018
Further, few religions are as centralized or as fastidious about record keeping as the Catholic Church.

— peter smith, Philly.com, "Victims' advocates: Abuse not just a 'Catholic problem'," 25 June 2018
As chairman, Shea helped keep tuition frozen following the 2008 recession while trimming $200 million in costs by centralizing procurement and taking other efficiency measures.

— robert mccartney, Washington Post, "Jim Shea: Dark-horse Maryland gubernatorial candidate with lots of cash," 11 June 2018
One critique of the Obama Administration was that foreign policy had been too centralized at the White House, with N.S.C. staffers doing the kind of operational decision-making that is better left to departments and agencies.

— kathryn schulz, The New Yorker, "McMaster and Commander," 23 Apr. 2018
Statistical data collection would have been centralized within that department and then outsourced to the private sector.

— lizzie wade, Science | AAAS, "After outcry, Puerto Rico’s legislature spares statistical agency," 3 July 2018
The video-watching refs are centralized in Moscow and have access to lots of camera angles and speeds, including ultra-slow motion, at all the stadiums.

— Bloomberg.com, "A Guide to the World Cup When You Know Nothing About Soccer," 26 June 2018

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