centralization > define
noun
- The act of consolidating power under a central control.
- synonyms: centralisation
- Gathering to a center.
- synonyms: centralisation
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The act or process of centralizing or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary