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centralized

Pronunciation: [ˈsɛntrəlaɪzd]

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

Context: “organization”

(adjective) when control or decision-making is concentrated in one central place or person. In a centralized system, one main authority makes the important decisions instead of spreading that power out to many different people.

Example

In a centralized school district, all the important rules are decided by a single office.

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In a decentralized system, many different schools can make their own rules.

Example

Is your company organized in a centralized way or does each department have its own control?

Context: “process”

(verb) to bring together control or decision-making to one central point. This means you are moving the power to make decisions from many places to just one place.

Example

The government decided to centralize their services for better efficiency.

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They chose not to centralize, so each branch could operate independently.

Example

Why did the organization decide to centralize their operations instead of keeping them separate?

How to pronounce centralized

Pronunciation: [ˈsɛntrəlaɪzd]

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