centralize
verb
cen·tral·ize
ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz 
centralized; centralizing
: to form a center : cluster around a center
1
: to bring to a center : consolidate
centralize all the data in one file
2
: to concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization
centralized several functions in a single agency
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All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office.
The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party.
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James Manso, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s never been this much music available to this many listeners; the ecosystem for discovery shouldn’t feel this fragile or be this centralized.
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Instead, Orban has centralized power by stripping municipalities of most of their competences and revenues.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
The task force will still investigate cases but its work will no longer be centralized at Justice Department headquarters, but there will likely be a decline in targeting Russian figures, Reuters reported.
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James Manso, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s never been this much music available to this many listeners; the ecosystem for discovery shouldn’t feel this fragile or be this centralized.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, Orban has centralized power by stripping municipalities of most of their competences and revenues.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
The task force will still investigate cases but its work will no longer be centralized at Justice Department headquarters, but there will likely be a decline in targeting Russian figures, Reuters reported.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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centralize
verb
cen·tral·ize
ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz
centralized; centralizing
: to bring to a central point or under a single control
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