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centralise

Pronunciation: [ˈsɛntrəlaɪz]

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Learn how to use centralise in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “organization”

(verb) to bring control or decision-making to one main place or person. If a company decides that all important decisions should be made by the manager, they are centralising their operations.

Example

The school decided to centralise all its resources in one location for easier access.

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They chose not to centralise the management, so each team could make its own decisions.

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Why would an organization want to centralise its services?

Context: “government”

(verb) to give power or control to a central authority. This often happens when a country decides to have one government in charge instead of many local governments.

Example

The new law aims to centralise decision-making for better consistency across the nation.

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Some people worried that centralising power would take away local freedoms.

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How can centralising power affect local communities?

How to pronounce centralise

Pronunciation: [ˈsɛntrəlaɪz]

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