centralization

Example Sentences

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Despite benefiting significantly from European integration, he also cautioned against deeper centralization within the European Union, arguing that national policymakers must retain the ability to respond to local conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Previously known as Clear Channel Communications, the company has experienced the dark side of automation and programming centralization.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“At the end of the day, it’s centralization, not technology, that affects wealth and equality,” he explained.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

But Albert Wu, an expert on governance in China, believes that role has been eroded by the centralization of power under Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

That is, political centralization arose for some other reason and then permitted construction of complex irrigation systems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond