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centralism|ˈsɛntrəlɪz(ə)m| [f. central + -ism.] A centralizing system, centralization. Also, democratic centralism (see quot. 1951).
1831Deb. Congress 2 Feb. 51 A system of centralism, hostile to the federative principle of our Union. 1837J. C. Calhoun Wks. II. 638 The tendency of our system to centralism, with its ruinous consequences. Ibid. 650. 1886 Athenæum 2 Jan. 16 The power of the provinces..destined to put an end to the centralism of the capital. 1870Daily News 3 Nov., Under the influence of Imperial centralism. 1951Britannica Bk. of Yr. 686/1 Democratic centralism, a Communist system of government in which recommendations are passed upwards through successive stages of popular assemblies. 1963Ann. Reg. 1962 22 Mr Michael Foot..charged the Gaitskellites with Soviet-style ‘democratic centralism’ in running the party. |