centralismn.
/ˈsɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈsɛntrl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsɛntrəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Centralization, esp. in governmental or administrative organization; support for or advocacy of this. Cf. centralization n. 1.See also democratic centralism n. at democratic adj. and n. Compounds.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > centralism
centralization1797
centralism1825
centralizing1829
omphalism1868
society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > centralism > type of
centralism1825
synœcism1898
democratic centralism1920
1825 C. S. Cochrane Jrnl. Resid. & Trav. in Colombia II. xix. 493 The federal system..will certainly cause the republic to be much more durable than the present plan of centralism, where appeals for justice are to come from all parts of the country.
1837 J. C. Calhoun Wks. II. 638 The tendency of our system to centralism, with its ruinous consequences.
1886 Athenæum 2 Jan. 16 The power of the provinces..destined to put an end to the centralism of the capital.
1920 Soviet Russia 8 Jan. 27/2 The centralism ruling from above was past; a new centralization, a centralization of self-control could only be built up from below.
1969 M. McLuhan Let. 6 May (1987) 370 The speed-up of print permitted a very high development of bureaucratic centralism in church and state.
2015 Local Govt. Chron. (Nexis) 28 Jan. Most NHS shortcomings exposed in recent years have shown the dangers of centralism and the need for increased accountability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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