centralization of power

collocation in English

meaningsofcentralizationandpower

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centralization
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsen.trə.laɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌsen.trə.lə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the act or process of centralizing a system, company, country, etc. (= removing authority to one ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/
us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofcentralizationandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcentralization of power

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As a result, despite thecentralizationofpowerin the monarchy, various power centers and political actors found great latitude in pursuing their interests and projects of power.
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Centralizationofpowerat the federal level is often taken as illustrative of the desire by politicians at the centre to grab more power for themselves.
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The first is the creation of new crimes, and the second is thecentralizationofpowerin one point.
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Bureaucracy by design leads tocentralizationofpowerby the leaders.
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The result was acentralizationofpowerthat bothered many local church activists.
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In supporting nationalization, leftists did not count its costs in bureaucracy andcentralizationofpower.
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He pursued his father's policies on legislation andcentralizationofpower.
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Their concerns include education, health care, and thecentralizationofpower.
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In the 1370s there were several changes in the government, aiming at an even more powerfulcentralizationofpower.
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They were also aspiring landowners, and, like the middle class in many feudal societies, supported the kings in theircentralizationofpower.
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In other words, he saw a general trend towards thecentralizationofpoweras leading to stagnation and ultimately, pressures to decentralize.
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There is a tendency away fromcentralizationofpowerand reliance upon family ties towards a fragmentation of structures and informality of relationships in crime groups.
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Wholesale power sales between electric utilities began to operate under the new electric industry restructuring guidelines, includingcentralizationofpowerscheduling and procurement of ancillary services to ensure reliability.
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Nonetheless, the new constitution increasedcentralizationofpowerat the expense of municipalities and eliminated provincial government altogether, at the time it increased the powers of congress and the judiciary.
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The greatercentralizationofpowerin royal hands meant that men of good social standing were less inclined to enter the service of a lord to obtain his protection.
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As a result, despite thecentralizationofpowerin the monarchy, various power centers and political actors found great latitude in pursuing their interests and projects of power.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Centralizationofpowerat the federal level is often taken as illustrative of the desire by politicians at the centre to grab more power for themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first is the creation of new crimes, and the second is thecentralizationofpowerin one point.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Bureaucracy by design leads tocentralizationofpowerby the leaders.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They were also aspiring landowners, and, like the middle class in many feudal societies, supported the kings in theircentralizationofpower.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The result was acentralizationofpowerthat bothered many local church activists.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In supporting nationalization, leftists did not count its costs in bureaucracy andcentralizationofpower.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In other words, he saw a general trend towards thecentralizationofpoweras leading to stagnation and ultimately, pressures to decentralize.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He pursued his father's policies on legislation andcentralizationofpower.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Their concerns include education, health care, and thecentralizationofpower.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the 1370s there were several changes in the government, aiming at an even more powerfulcentralizationofpower.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There is a tendency away fromcentralizationofpowerand reliance upon family ties towards a fragmentation of structures and informality of relationships in crime groups.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wholesale power sales between electric utilities began to operate under the new electric industry restructuring guidelines, includingcentralizationofpowerscheduling and procurement of ancillary services to ensure reliability.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Nonetheless, the new constitution increasedcentralizationofpowerat the expense of municipalities and eliminated provincial government altogether, at the time it increased the powers of congress and the judiciary.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The greatercentralizationofpowerin royal hands meant that men of good social standing were less inclined to enter the service of a lord to obtain his protection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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