Centralism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Centralism \Cen"tral*ism\, n.
     1. The state or condition of being central; the combination
        of several parts into one whole; centralization.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a


        government.
        [1913 Webster] centralist

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  centralism
       n : the political policy of concentrating power in a central
           organization