centralizes
Brings together centrally
Centralizes means to bring under a single authority or consolidate in one location.
A government centralizes power when it concentrates decision-making at the national level rather than distributing it to regions: The new policy centralizes control of education.
Organizations centralize operations to streamline management or reduce costs.
Combines into stronger whole
- concentratesDirects sustained attention
- monopolizesClaims exclusive control over
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
command · oversight · administration · supervision · regulation · coordination · jurisdiction · management
Combines into unified whole
- unifiesCombines into one
- mergesJoins into one
- amalgamatesUnites distinct elements
- combinesMerges multiple into one
federates · harmonizes · synthesizes · coalesces · converges · streamlines · standardizes · homogenizes
consolidates
Combines into stronger whole
- concentratesDirects sustained attention
- monopolizesClaims exclusive control over
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
governance · command · oversight · administration · supervision · regulation · coordination · jurisdiction · management · power
integrates
Combines into unified whole
- unifiesCombines into one
- mergesJoins into one
- amalgamatesUnites distinct elements
combines · federates · harmonizes · synthesizes · coalesces · converges · streamlines · standardizes · homogenizes · coordinates
networks
Interconnected groups or channels
nexus · node · core · epicenter · headquarters · mainframe · server · database · switchboard · gateway
targets
Intended aims or marks
- directsCommands or guides
- orientsEstablishes position or direction
- alignsArranges into proper position
narrows · pinpoints · channels · funnels · prioritizes · hones · localizes · situates · positions · anchors
centralizesdecentralizes
Distributes authority from center
devolves · distributes · disperses · delegates · federalizes
centralizesdisperses
Spreads widely apart
scatters · spreads · distributes · disseminates · diffuses
- 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
centralize, centralized, centralization, decentralize, centralizing, decentralization, decentralized, decentralizing