D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Centralization

/sĕnˌ-trəl-ĭz-āsh'-ən/ · Cen·tral·i·za·tion · IPA /ˌsɛntɹələˈzeɪʃən/
01 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 who…
  1. 1.
    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.