( BrE also cen·tral·ise ) / ˈsentrəlaɪz; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular place :
a highly centralized system of government
► cen·tral·iza·tion , cen·tral·isa·tion / ˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE -ləˈz-/ noun [ U ]:
the centralization of political power