centralist
Federal authority advocate
A centralist favors concentrating political or administrative power in a central authority rather than distributing it among local or regional bodies.
The term appears in political debates about federalism versus central government control: The centralists pushed for a stronger national bureaucracy.
As an adjective, centralist describes policies or systems that consolidate authority: a centralist approach to education reform.
Advocate for distributed governance
- unionistLabor coalition supporter
- statistCentralized government supporter
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
Jacobin · Bonapartist · integrationist · anti-federalist · devolution · autonomy · decentralist · regionalist
Centralized resource allocation system
- state controlGovernment-managed economy or society
- command economyState-controlled economic system
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
intervention · dirigisme · collectivism · redistribution · monetary policy · price controls · public sector · protectionism
Directed from highest level
- hierarchicalOrganized by rank
- headquartersCentral command location
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- managerialOf or relating to oversight
corporate · consolidated · unified · standardized · CEO · executive · micromanagement · decision-making
federalist
Advocate for distributed governance
- unionistLabor coalition supporter
- statistCentralized government supporter
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
authoritarian · Jacobin · Bonapartist · integrationist · anti-federalist · devolution · autonomy · decentralist · regionalist · separatist
planned economy
Centralized resource allocation system
- state controlGovernment-managed economy or society
- command economyState-controlled economic system
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
regulation · intervention · dirigisme · collectivism · redistribution · monetary policy · price controls · public sector · protectionism · industrial policy
top-down
Directed from highest level
- hierarchicalOrganized by rank
- headquartersCentral command location
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
managerial · corporate · consolidated · unified · standardized · CEO · executive · micromanagement · decision-making · authority
centralistfederalist
Advocate for distributed governance
decentralist · decentralizer · localist · regionalist · autonomist
- 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
- centralized heatingBuilding-wide thermal system
centralize, centrality, centralized, centralization, decentralize, centralizing, decentralization, centralism, decentralized