centralcen‧tral /ˈsentrəl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 
He lives in central London. The roof is supported by a central column.Central America/Asia/Europe etc2from one place [only before noun, no comparative] used about the part of an organization, system etc which controls the rest of it, or its work: the party’s central office the system’s central control unit central planning3important more important and having more influence than anything elsecentral to values which are central to our society Owen played a central role in the negotiations. His ideas were of central importance in the development of the theory.central idea/theme/concern etc Education has become a central issue in public debate.► see thesaurus at important, main4easy access a place that is central is easy to reach because it is near the middle of a town or area: It’s very central, just five minutes’ walk from the main square.—centrally adverb: Our office is centrally situated. All data is held centrally.—centrality /senˈtræləti/ noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3nounsa central role/part· The report emphasizes the central role of science in society.a central issue· Education is a central issue for the government.a central theme· What would you say is the central theme of the book?a central figure (=an important person with a lot of influence)· During this time he was a central figure in American politics.a central feature· Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.be of central importance· Loving care is of central importance to a child’s development.a central concern· Environmental problems are now a central concern.a central idea· This was a central idea in Marxist theory.a central argument (=the main set of reasons for or against something)· Let’s consider the central argument for reducing the voting age.a central aspect· The spread of ideas is a central aspect of globalization.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- central London
- a house with central heating
- Crime is going to be the central issue of the mayoral campaign.
- Political rights have always been the central concern of feminism.
- The central part of the building tends to be warmer in the winter.
- The central theme of this novel is the desire for money.
- The computers are linked to a central database.
- the farming areas of central California
- The houses face onto a central courtyard.
- The right to vote is central to our democratic system of government.
- the tropical rainforest in central Africa
- The use of weapons became the central issue dividing the tribes.
- Wingo is the troubled central character of Conroy's novel.
- But this lofty and detached comment misses the central issues of comparison and equality in penal treatment.
- Centrophenoxine had the strongest biological activity, producing a mild stimulation of the central nervous system.
- Obviously, if a party changes its central principles, it becomes another party.
- On the contrary, it involves a recognition of its central mediating role in the use and learning of language.
- The central dogma is of course a theory, but there is no evidence to suggest that it is wrong.
- This review examines the evidence that abnormal oxidative metabolism is of central importance to active inflammatory bowel disease.
THESAURUS
the basic things or information are the ones that are the most necessary, or the ones that you need to know first: · Visit our website for some basic facts about healthy eating, exercise and weight control.· Water – indeed everything basic to life here must be brought in by truck.· people's basic needs
more important than anything else – used especially when you want to emphasize what you are saying: · The fundamental problem is a lack of resources.· one of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity· These values are fundamental to our society.
used when talking about a particular thing or feature, which something must have in order to continue. Also used when talking about the main point, difference etc: · Freedom of the press is essential to our democracy.· Change and diversity are essential characteristics of the natural world.· The essential point is this: either we act now, or the whole future of our planet is uncertain.· One of the essential differences between humans and computers is that humans are more likely to make mistakes.
very important and having a lot of influence or receiving a lot of attention: · Indonesia occupies a central role in this market.· Education is central to government policy.
most important [only before noun] most important: · What was your main aim?· the principal reason for their decision· the chief cause of the recession
[usually before noun] one of the most important or serious things: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.· Street crime is a major problem.
[usually before noun] most important – used especially when talking about the main thing that people are discussing, worried about, or trying to do: · Education will be the central issue in the election.· Our primary concern is passenger safety.
formal more important than anything else, so that you must consider it when deciding what to do: · Airport security is of paramount importance.· The needs of the students are paramount.
larger or more important than all the others: · the main entrance of the building· the main reason for his decision
most important. Chief and principal are more formal than main, and are often used in written English: · Coffee is the country’s principal export.· What is the company’s chief objective?
very important or serious: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.· Street crime is becoming a major problem.
most important, or the one that everything or everyone else depends on: · Education is likely to be a key issue in the election campaign.· Hooper was a key member of the team.· Diet is key.
especially spoken most important or best – this phrase sounds a little informal and it is used especially in spoken English: · Reliability is the number one priority.· the number one cause of death· He is still in the number one position.
most important – used especially about the most important aim, role, cause, or concern. Primary is more formal than main: · The primary aim of the project was to help students develop their communication skills.· Security is our primary concern.· The primary function of the university was considered to be the teaching of ‘the great cultural disciplines’.
very important or most important – used especially about the most important reason, cause, or aim, or about the most likely target or suspect.Prime is more formal than main: · Their prime objective is to increase profits for their shareholders.· Tourists are prime targets for theft and robbery.
most important – used especially about the things that people should pay most attention to: · the core skills of reading and writing· He wants the company to focus on its core business – advertising.· The party’s core values are individual freedom and reducing the amount of government bureaucracy.
most important and having more influence than anything else: · The U.S. played a central role in the peace negotiations.· a central theme of the book· The central question is, why are people still so attached to their cars?
most common, typical, or important: · Yellow was the predominant colour everywhere.· High arched windows are a predominant feature in English churches.· New York still has a predominant role in the contemporary art world.·
Longman Language Activatormore important or necessary than anything else more important or necessary than anything else: · The government regards housing as a basic need.· The basic ingredients of this cake are eggs, flour, and butter.· I can't really speak Spanish, I just know a few basic words.· basic human rights· In addition to teaching basic academic skills, we offer a large variety of activities for students.basic to: · Water -- indeed, everything basic to life here -- must be brought in by truck.
more important or necessary than anything else -- use this especially about things such as principles, duties, or beliefs: · the fundamental beliefs of Christianity· Raising your child to tell the difference between right and wrong is one of the fundamental tasks of parenthood.fundamental to: · Water is fundamental to survival.
: essential difference/feature/point etc the most important difference, feature etc people should pay most attention to: · The essential difference between this class and other French classes is that this is intended for business people.· The essential point is that you both need to treat each other with much more respect.
a subject, idea etc that is central gets more attention, time etc than others because it is more important than them: · The central theme of this novel is the desire for money.· Political rights have always been the central concern of feminism.· The use of weapons became the central issue dividing the tribes.central to: · The right to vote is central to our democratic system of government.
: underlying reason/cause/aim etc the most important reason, aim etc but one that is not easy to see: · When treating any health problem, it's always important to consider the underlying causes.· The underlying factor in almost all suicides is the feeling of hopelessness.
in the middle · At the back there was a small garden with a fishpond in the middle.· I was never at the top of my class. I was somewhere in the middle, I suppose.in the middle of · Lizzie woke up in the middle of the night with a toothache.· At the time, the country was in the middle of an economic recession.
: the middle drawer/shelf/finger etc the one in the middle: · You'll find the scissors in the middle drawer of my desk.· Jane was wearing a gold ring on her middle finger.· There were three children in my family, and I was the middle one.
in the middle of an area, country, or town: · The houses face onto a central courtyard.· the tropical rainforest in central Africa· central London
British /center American: centre door/panel/page etc the door etc that is in the middle with others on either side: · On the center panel of the screen there is a painting of a Greek goddess.· There's usually a picture of some glamorous girl on the centre page.
British /at/in the center American exactly in the middle of something: · It was a huge room with a high ceiling and an oak table in the centre.at/in the centre of: · At the center of the atom is the nucleus.· The city of Turin stands at the centre of the Piedmontese plain.
at the middle point between two places or of a period of time or event: halfway across/between/down/up etc: · Our car broke down halfway across the bridge.· We were halfway down the mountain when it started snowing.· Joe was pretty unhappy and left the college halfway through the year.the halfway mark (=the middle point of something): · The Scots opened up a 29-17 lead, and at the halfway mark they were still in front.
in or near the middle of a period of time: · The house was built in the mid-18th century.· As the value of the US dollar fell in the mid-1980s, so did the value of UK reserves.· Let's meet again mid-week.
at the middle point of a distance, a period of time, or a set of numbers: midway between/through: · The islands lie in the Indian Ocean midway between Madagascar and Tanzania.· United took the lead midway through the first half.· At a guess, I'd say he was midway between 50 and 60.
the point that is an equal distance from either end of a process or scale: · The Redskins and the Giants were the leaders as the midpoint in the season drew near.midpoint of: · By the midpoint of the twentieth century, the economy had begun to improve.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 3nouns Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families. Flooding is likely in some coastal regions of the Northeast during the early part of the week. one of the basic tenets of democracy
· The report emphasizes the central role of science in society.
· Education is a central issue for the government.
· What would you say is the central theme of the book?
(=an important person with a lot of influence)· During this time he was a central figure in American politics.
· Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.
· Loving care is of central importance to a child’s development.
· Environmental problems are now a central concern.
· This was a central idea in Marxist theory.
(=the main set of reasons for or against something)· Let’s consider the central argument for reducing the voting age.
· The spread of ideas is a central aspect of globalization.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the main financial authority in a country)· The Bundesbank is the central bank of Germany.
· Alec is the central character in the play.
· The title tells you something about the central concept of the poem.
· Our organization's central concern is to help people at all levels of society.
(=the main one)· The prime minister's central dilemma was whether war was justified.
(=an important feature)· Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.
(=most important)· The film’s central focus is the relationship between the two women.
(=that deals with national rather than local things)· Funding will continue to be available from central government for further education for adults.
· The central importance of interest rates is widely recognized.
(=one that a poem or book is based around)· The poet as something carried by the ocean is a central metaphor in the book.
Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families. Flooding is likely in some coastal regions of the Northeast during the early part of the week.· The report recognized the key role of teachers.
one of the basic tenets of democracy· The main theme of the book is the importance of honesty.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Residents in the central area would get a 90 % discount.· This central area was the scene of three great changes, one after another.· Urban growth is often reflected morphologically by the appearance of a distinctive central area.· He went down the corridor that led off the central area.· The central area is volcanic in origin.· So far, northern and central areas, gripped by unusually cold weather since autumn, have been worst hit.· The city has few modern buildings in the central area which do not conform to the height or style of their surroundings.
· But the deeper imprint of the central authority, and the harsher side to its reformist zeal, left scars.· The problem is made worse by the lack of a central authority for water management.· It also inherited the Roman virtue of sound organization, based on a powerful central authority, and preserved by strict legalism.· There is often a lack of real coordination between area or central authorities and individual service points.· Only a strong central authority could guarantee internal peace and economic stability.· The central authorities were instructed to send 100 million roubles to pay the railwaymen.· There was little chance to look towards democracy or any political liberalisation, moreover, while the party remained the central authority.
· The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions.· The central bank yesterday said current interest rate settings are consistent with the pace of growth and prospects for inflation.· Frequent sales from central banks over the past few years have barely eaten into stocks.· The central bank shaved its benchmark repo rate by 0. 25 percentage point to 8. 75 percent.· But it would signal a policy shift by the central bank that could crimp the economy severely later on.
· The job of central bankers would be easier if governments trimmed their budget deficits as soon as recovery was under way.· Secondly, central bankers, like other human beings, can take the wrong decisions.· Yet, with all due respect, are there not too many central bankers stalking the globe?· While some pundits denounce them, I believe they play a useful role, keeping politicians and central bankers honest.· Seldom has a central banker looked more secure in his war against marauding politicians.· Volcker may have had exalted credentials as a central banker, but he was not deemed politically safe enough by Ronald Reagan.
· The problem is the presence of Depardieu as the central character, Valjean.· Donna Barbara had a woman as central character.· The central character presents the case for Mackay's individualist anarchism.· You are the storyteller, which makes you a central character in each story.· Players see the games through the point of view of a central character, giving them a three-dimensional look.· Prusiner, by the way, is the one central character in the prion saga whom Rhodes was unable to interview.
· Other central committee members urged the party to speed up its own reform and to anticipate the changes happening in the country.· The central committee of Tehiya voted to leave the coalition government.· A joint central committee and joint congresses endeavoured to secure some co-ordination.· He was apparently replaced by Ros Chhun, a party central committee member who was close to Chea Sim.· Secret tapes of Stalin's conversations were played to the central committee.· The central committee ideology department accused Kharchev of unnecessary interference in the internal affairs of churches and of financial indiscipline.· For example, we see individual universities establishing their own central committee for overseeing academic standards across all disciplines.· He held the post of special adviser to the Communist party central committee, and appeared at ceremonial occasions.
· This will be a central concern of Chapter 5.· The individual was his central concern.· The central concerns of the kinship school hardly need restating.· Modules could then be directed at issues which teachers themselves see as of central concern.· The central concern for all these groups is with what they perceive to be declining moral standards.· The relationship between syntactic and semantic processing has been a central concern of psycholinguistics for the last two decades.· Readers will find a central concern about the factors that influence social welfare a characteristic of many writings on social policy.· The subconscious having become a central concern of the age, a host of artists took the elemental self as their subject.
· The most remarkable extension of central control has been in the field of local government.· For most of the industrial revolution, serious wealth was made by bringing processes under central control.· The communications and information revolution has permitted progressively greater central control over their financial affairs.· Apparent Disadvantages of Swarm Systems NonoptimalBecause they are redundant and have no central control, swarm systems are inefficient.· First under the poll tax and now under the council tax, central control has replaced local democracy in determining spending.· The first application to use the services is Tivoli/FSM, which manages Unix client-server file sharing mechanisms from a central control point.· Find the central control and one might just find the Volvo.· They evidently prefer strict discipline and central control to fair competition.
· But key central defender Alan McDonald is out after being released from hospital with bruised kidneys.· He is following in his father's footsteps as a central defender.· The 24-year-old central defender will miss a promotion run-in and a breakthrough on the international scene.· And as for selling Newsome/Wetherall ... tell me, who is going to be the next generation of central defenders?· The 24-year-old central defender was carried off at Tranmere Rovers on Friday night when his knee locked.· Having had a jinxed left back position it looks like we now have a jinxed central defender position!· There is no other recognised central defender at Ayresome Park to partner Nicky Mohan.
· Predominantly affecting young women, the central feature of this disorder is an abnormally low weight achieved by extreme caloric restriction.· Hospital care remained a central feature of provision but its role was changed.· The marketing mix is a central feature of an organization's tactical plan for a particular market.· A central feature is the attempt to elicit the degree of identification of a community.· One of the central features of the company is that it separates out the functions of ownership and management.· Indeed, in large measures, that could be identified as a central feature of Mr Major's ministerial career.· Other factors, such as access via doorways or accommodation of central features, also had to be taken into account.· Some central features of narrative construction were studied, including the gradual embellishment of stories and their emotional content.
· He was Man-of-the-match in the All Ireland club final, a central figure in Sarsfield's historic victory.· A stele from Beaune museum shows him as the three-headed central figure of a triad of naked seated gods.· First, you should get it clear in your mind just what the private-eye who is the central figure is.· Ann Black, the central figure in State and Main, is, however, classic Mamet.· He had married one of the daughters of Sir John Conyers, the central figure of the Middleham connection.· For example, the two central figures are Paul, the brother, and Lise, the sister.· The King was a central figure in the ritual of the church.· Yet these women, particularly Mary Magdalene, are central figures in all four Gospel accounts of the Resurrection.
· This is the composite word on the triangle which is the central focus of every Royal Arch chapter.· It will provide a comprehensive district-wide service for the first time, and act as a central focus for the community.· The central focus is the development of leisure interests during adolescence and the theoretical framework draws upon recent work in social cognition.· The central focus of the analysis is therefore on developments in, and changes in the interrelationships between, sport and medicine.· Authority is the central focus of hierarchy, which is the chief coordinating mechanism of work organizations.· Next Time A central focus of the next issues will be on communicating research.· Rather, the central focus of the magic is the weather-vane on top of the Great Tower.· The central focus of all this railway activity was, however, the railway station.
· At the same Lime local government is responsible for implementing central government policy and hence we may find mutual dependency between organisations.· Social security, for example, is the responsibility of central government but housing benefit is handled through local authorities.· The programme of education reforms currently being introduced by central government requires schools simultaneously to introduce several major innovations.· A series of uniform regulations would be promulgated to allow the central government to exert overall budget control.· Teachers, parents, central government.· This total would be cut by half if they transferred their educational budgets to central government.· I dare say that my hon. Friend's constituents complain about their district council, county council and central Government.
· It includes master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms, second bathroom, gas central heating, double garage.· In flats with central heating, rent includes the cost of heating and is about £2.50 per week higher.· Let's leap from the television to the central heating.· Archway House benefits from sealed unit double glazed windows and Gas fired central heating throughout.· If installing new central heating, fit an energy-efficient gas-condensing boiler.· A little house with two bedrooms and no form of central heating.· They'd be on to central heating systems next.· It comes complete with full gas central heating, double glazing, a fully fitted kitchen and integral garage.
· Certainly there is a variety of ways in which the central idea of conspiracy is expressed.· That is one of its central ideas and one of the reasons for its worldwide success.· Yet it s a one-joke play that teases out its central idea to the point of nervous exhaustion.· It should be sufficient to state the central idea verbally and to indicate the connection to dynamical systems theory.· Pelling's central idea is that the value of this concept is variable and its use needs care.· The reader will soon discover that I think very little of certain of the central ideas of economics.· Look and listen for the central ideas.· The central idea, on the other hand, was simple, beautiful, and profound.
· The novel finding, of central importance here, comes from the behaviour shown by a third group of subjects.· Of central importance are recent demographic shifts in the pool from which colleges must pick their first-year classes.· But Shakespeare's central importance within Renaissance writing was not a contemporary phenomenon, rather the result of later critical judgements.· The State, albeit in an anti-metaphysical sense, was thus viewed as being of central importance.· The role of large aggregations of individuals for appreciable periods is probably of central importance here.· The emphasis on the craft of writing is of central importance in the recommendations of my National Curriculum Working Group.· It is already clear, however, that the notion of acquired distinctiveness is of central importance in discussions of perceptual learning.· These developments in cost-accounting are likely to be of central importance in resource-allocation decisions for the foreseeable future.
· It never seems to have been a central issue.· In Wisconsin and Michigan the future of state education is a central issue.· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.· As in my other books, I have used interviews with individuals to explore and illustrate the central issues.· I can tackle the central issue, head on.· The central issues were nowhere near ready for com promise.· We here came to a central issue in all our discussions.· Balancing the budget is important, but it is not the central issue.
· They believed that the real power base lay outside the centres in the social services central offices.· Many were calling the central office to complain.· Members of the society were sending 100,000 enquiries a year to its central office about credit worthiness.· Administrators in school district central offices manage public schools under their jurisdiction.· I read - I do not know whether it came from the Department of Energy or from Conservative central office.· Some principals and central office administrators have a doctorate or specialized degree in education administration.· Multiples Multiples are organisations with ten or more shops controlled from a central office.· In December, the Kohl government said it was setting up a central office to coordinate federal and state efforts against Scientology.
· Most also embrace economic development and education for work as a central part of their missions.· A central part of our view of individual agents is our conviction that there is an explanatory link between belief and action.· At any rate, the Horton demonization haunted Atwater enough to become a central part of his deathbed apologies.· The buses and taxis I determined to avoid became a central part of nearly every painting.· Yet today, school-to-work is rarely thought of as a central part of the school-reform movement.· Of course he had some other assets, but the collapse of the central part of his fortune did not make for buoyancy.· They are carrying out one of the central parts of their educational experience at CPESSthe community / school service requirement.
· Another central plank in this revisionist argument was that there was no such thing as the popular will.· The central plank of the new policy was rural development.· Wilson had made National Self-Determination the central plank of his 1916 election campaign for a second term in office.· The plan was the central plank of the Government's strategy to save 18,500 post offices around Britain.
· The imaginary central point in the sail through which the power of the sail acts.· The central point in this context is, however, the role of subjective risk in the two theories.· The central point is the village square and harbour, and there is also a very pleasant lakeside promenade.· It could make that the central point of its election manifesto if it is so profoundly excited by it.· The electricity industry has an extra desire: to switch consumers' equipment on and off from a central point.· Windows that pivot from a central point are frequently fitted in modern flats for ease of cleaning.· This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time.
· All this reinforces custody in a central position.· The Anatom has a removable orthopaedic footbed which locates the foot firmly in a central position.· You take your map in your hand and try to find the most central position - the town hall or post office.· From its central position perched high on the cliffs, it offers a breathtaking view across the Bay of Naples.· With adjustment, the essential feature was the fixed but adjustable exchange rate structure in which the dollar held a central position.· Often the squares are placed in a central position and enclose a figured medallion.
· Clarke had a passionate interest in calculating the figure of the Earth, another central problem for an accurate topographical survey.· Yet, although attitudes changed, the central problem remained.· The central problem was that the chronically unemployed could not be covered by insurance.· These two central problems associated with nuclear power can be ignored only at our peril.· The central problem for the government was the central element in its case - the Thomas Leavy birth certificate.· The three central problems are energy, mineral resources, and food.· We can see that Bukharin had put his finger upon a central problem.· One of the central problems confronting any discussion of a text for the play is which version should be used.
· These are still the central questions, more than ten years after the Great Debate.· The central question in the case was whether Burroughs could assert a patent claim before it knew whether the drug worked.· The central question asked is why certain land-uses take place.· That was the central question of a conference last weekend in Monterey.· The central question, however, is: what does it feel like to be a humanities student?· In any psychotherapy program, a central question, or set of questions, is being asked.
· It is around 7700 light-years away, with a central region about 25 light-years in diameter.· Indeed, there are no taste buds in this central region.· The image of the insect may pass over the edge of my retina rather than the more acute central region.· The family comes from the central region of Annam, I believe.· In many cases the headquarters were retained in the central region and only the production processes were decentralized.· Do not completely cover the tank bottom with mops, just place a few in the central region of the tank.· In the process, population and economic pressures could be relieved from the heavily developed central region.· The study specifically examined the chemical and energy industries in the central region around Leipzig, Halle and Bitterfeld.
· Central reservation systems Large groups of hotels which are linked by computer usually operate their own central reservation system.· The 800 number led directly to central reservations -- normally a toll call.· Bands appear in the streets, and folklore groups are dancing and singing in the central reservations and gardens of Funchal.· In the case of a crossing split into two crossings by a central reservation each crossing should be classed as separate crossings.· Mr Clarke said he assumed it had done a U-turn across the central reservation.· She hid in bushes while the fiend ran to the central reservation before losing sight of her and driving off.· Until recently the central reservation had deteriorated into use as a car-park.· How does the central reservations system operate? 10.
· Banks play a central role as consultants, advisers and agents in acquisition situations.· Magic plays a central role in Magic City.· Because of their involvement and understanding, engineers have a central role in the control of risk.· One was Alan Hayling, who was later to play a central role in the story of News on Sunday.· The state according to Castells's perspective, had the central role of ensuring a healthy capitalist economy.
· However, his own plans rely on strengthening the central system.· It has no officer corps and has never developed a uniform central system of recruitment and management.· Thus: surprise can not tell us about the development of the central systems.· The updated file can then be copied back to the central system, by modem and telephone if necessary.· What I have been referring to vaguely as the knowledge system, Fodor calls the central systems.· Data is stored in the central system, where specialist software looks after billing.· It is our intention to provide a high level service for planning work using the central system.· Those responsible for contributory benefits are concerned with the paying out of amounts determined by a largely computerized central system.
· Equally, revisionist conclusions conflict with many of the central tenets of Soviet orthodoxy.· Thus the vast age of the Earth became the central tenet of geology.· In this respect Hirschi shared the long-standing positivist rejection of the central tenet of classicism: deterrence.· This was a central tenet of the bureaucratic model.· This particular view has become one of the central tenets of the present Conservative government's economic policy.· Some of the central tenets of these belief systems are as follows: 1.
· If Alexander has a central theme, it is devolution.· Many scholars agree that a concern for salvation is a central theme in Orphism.· Firstly, a workshop must have a central theme.· Their story echoes the central themes in Part 1 of this book:-Principles.· It is a central theme throughout the book, and she criticises frequently the Catholic beliefs and customs.· Fforde acknowledges that all this appears to invalidate the central theme of his book.
WORD FAMILYnouncentre/centercentralization ≠ decentralizationcentralismcentristadjectivecentralcentralized ≠ decentralizedcentred/centeredcentristverbcentre/centercentralize ≠ decentralizeadverbcentrally
1middle [only before noun, no comparative] in the middle of an area or an object: He lives in central London. The roof is supported by a central column.Central America/Asia/Europe etc2from one place [only before noun, no comparative] used about the part of an organization, system etc which controls the rest of it, or its work: the party’s central office the system’s central control unit central planning3important more important and having more influence than anything elsecentral to values which are central to our society Owen played a central role in the negotiations. His ideas were of central importance in the development of the theory.central idea/theme/concern etc Education has become a central issue in public debate.► see thesaurus at important, main4easy access a place that is central is easy to reach because it is near the middle of a town or area: It’s very central, just five minutes’ walk from the main square.—centrally adverb: Our office is centrally situated. All data is held centrally.—centrality /senˈtræləti/ noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3nounsa central role/part· The report emphasizes the central role of science in society.a central issue· Education is a central issue for the government.a central theme· What would you say is the central theme of the book?a central figure (=an important person with a lot of influence)· During this time he was a central figure in American politics.a central feature· Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.be of central importance· Loving care is of central importance to a child’s development.a central concern· Environmental problems are now a central concern.a central idea· This was a central idea in Marxist theory.a central argument (=the main set of reasons for or against something)· Let’s consider the central argument for reducing the voting age.a central aspect· The spread of ideas is a central aspect of globalization.