centralized

/ˈsɛntrəlaɪzd/

/ˈsɛntrəlaɪzd/

Anything that's centralized is under the control of one unified authority or located in a single place, like a centralized government.

If a business is centralized, it operates from a central location, rather than spreading things out between stores, offices, or factories. Managers of satellite offices have less power if they work for a centralized company, where decisions are made in a home office. A centralized government works the same way, with power concentrated in the executive branch. Centralized derives from a Latin word meaning "center" and the Greek root kentron, "sharp point."

Definitions of centralized

1. adjective

   drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
   “centralized control of emergency relief efforts”

   “centralized government”

   synonyms: centralised

   antonyms:

   decentralized

   withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities

   localised, localized

   made local or oriented locally

   redistributed

   having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas

   suburbanised, suburbanized

   surrounded by many suburbs