单词 | centralizing |
释义 | centralizingn. The action of centralize v. (in various senses); centralization. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > centralism centralization1797 centralism1825 centralizing1829 omphalism1868 1829 P. de Ségur Hist. Russia & Peter the Great v. vii. 202 Every thing is to the advantage of Russia, with respect to the centralizing of power. 1883 J. Sime Hist. All-Israel 544 The centralizing shadowed out in these new arrangements. 1905 Machinery Mar. 356/1 The centralizing of the holes in the casting is of more importance than the actual dimension given. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 25 544 They involve central or focal points of accumulation and distribution, and actual centralizings and decentralizings, storings, and distributions of materials and energies. 1960 A. J. Bronstein Pronunc. Amer. Eng. xi. 222 Such modifications as..the centralizing of vowels..have been discussed in earlier sections of the text. 2008 Total Politics Aug. 36/1 The centralising of local government financing..has not inspired a large-scale movement towards localism among councillors in England and Wales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). centralizingadj. That centralizes (in various senses of the verb); that advocates, encourages, or brings about centralization; characterized by centralization. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > making central centralizing1832 society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [adjective] > centralized or centralizing central1777 centralized1799 centralist1827 centralizing1832 unitarist1862 1832 Times 25 July 2/6 After 1814, Germany became as void as before 1806 of a centralizing and incorporating principle. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii. iii. 399 Destitute of any centralising city. 1897 F. P. Barnard Shakespeare’s King John p. xl An opportunity of recovering the independence they had lost during the centralizing reign of Philip Augustus. 1903 Stud. in Hist., Econ. & Publ. Law (Columbia Univ.) 16 i. 59 The State Teachers' Association..has been a very important centralizing factor. 1980 W. Pencak in P. Marshall & G. Williams Brit. Atlantic Empire before Amer. Revol. 69 War proved a centralising experience in that the legislature no longer spent most of its time reacting to petitions from the towns and inhabitants and then settling disputes. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Feb. Since 2008, Gusmao has been..a centralising force in political decision-making. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1829adj.1832 |
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