1. The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization.
2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government.
CENTRALITY
Cen*tral"i*ty, n.; pl. Centralities (.
Defn: The state of being central; tendency towards a center. Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. R. W. Emerson.
CENTRALIZATION
Cen`tral*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. centralisation.]
Defn: 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.
CENTRALIZE
Cen"tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Centralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. centraliser.]
Defn: To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To] centralize the power of government. Bancroft.
CENTRALLY
Cen"tral*ly, adv.
Defn: In a central manner or situation.