overcentralize
verb
over·cen·tral·ize
ˌō-vər-ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz
overcentralized; overcentralizing
: to centralize (something, such as power or authority) to an excessive degree
… any condition that tends to overcentralize political power is dangerous.—John Francis Cronin
… a tendency of commanders to overcentralize authority and control, denying junior officers the opportunity to exercise independent command and judgment.—Donald A. Carter
A third genre of complaints against the multinational corporation is that it overcentralizes management decisions in its head office.—Neil H. Jacoby
… the current provincial trend to overcentralize public services, from the police and education to health care, in the name of short-term cost-cutting …—Anthony Winson and Belinda Leach
overcentralization
noun
plural overcentralizations
the overcentralization of the government
overcentralized
adjective
an overcentralized system
… the present overcentralized control of the police …
—John F. M. McDermott
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