centralise
Gather under one
Centralise is the British spelling of centralize—to bring under a single authority or gather into one place.
Governments centralise power when they consolidate decision-making at the national level rather than distributing it to regions: The ministry centralised all procurement functions in London.
Organizations centralise operations for efficiency or control.
Combine into a whole
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
amalgamate · streamline · pool · concentrate · coalesce · harmonize · synthesize · fuse
Power to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
oversight · management · supervision · coordination · administration · monopolize · dictate · top-down
Authority over a state
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- unitaryForming a single entity
- nationalizeTransfer to state ownership
state control · administration · ministry · policy · legislation · Westminster · capital · federal
Central connection point
- headquartersCentral command location
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- coreCentral essential portion
- centerMiddle of anything
focal point · nexus · epicenter · node · axis · pivot · heart · main branch
unify
Combine into a whole
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
- integrateCombine into unified whole
combine · amalgamate · streamline · pool · concentrate · coalesce · harmonize · synthesize · fuse · converge
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
regulation · oversight · management · supervision · coordination · administration · monopolize · dictate · top-down · hierarchy
government
Authority over a state
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- unitaryForming a single entity
nationalize · state control · administration · ministry · policy · legislation · Westminster · capital · federal · devolution
hub
Central connection point
- headquartersCentral command location
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- coreCentral essential portion
center · focal point · nexus · epicenter · node · axis · pivot · heart · main branch · capital
centralisedecentralise
Transfer authority to localities
decentralize · devolve · disperse · scatter · delegate
- centralized controlAuthority concentrated in one body
- centralized powerAuthority held by few
- centralized governmentAuthority held by one body
- centralized authorityGovernance from single point
- centralized planningAuthority directs all economic activity
- centralised planningTop-down economic coordination
centralize, centrality, centralized, centralizing, centralizes, centralised, centralises, centralisation, centralising