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[ adjective ] drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
Synonyms Examples "centralized control of emergency relief efforts" "centralized government" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)When we look_at countries like Iran , Iraq , Pakistan , and Burma , where substantial progress has been made in creating a minimum supply of modern_men and of social overhead capital , and where institutions of centralized government exist , we find a second category of countries with a different set of problems and hence different priorities for policy . Nevertheless , impulses still exist among the ruling elite to rationalize and thus to perpetuate the need for centralized and authoritarian practices . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose
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[ adjective ] concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose
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