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• v  make central
• a  tending to draw to a central point

• Ronald Reagan preached that government was the problem, but his Administration focused mostly on the Evil Empire; it did not overturn the grand centralizing legacy of New Deal and .
• And because of economies of scale, it had a centralizing effect: power shifted from local craftsmen, shopkeepers and family-run businesses to big factories, chains and corporate .
• By centralizing some management and service roles at headquarters, the NFL has been better able to manage its trademarks and expand its businesses.

• centralize
• centralise
• concentrate
• centralising

• decentralize
• decentralise
• deconcentrate
• decentralizing

News & Articles

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• Microsoft announces sweeping reorganization
  In a sweeping reorganization designed to further Microsoft’s transformation into a devices-and-services company, CEO Steve Ballmer today realigned the company according to function, cutting in half the number of product divisions and centralizing other services such as marketing, finance
  July 11, 2013 - Seattle Times
• Treasurer is touting millions in savings
  DENVER x2013 State Treasurer Walker Stapleton is touting 7 million in savings of taxpayer money because of a 2012 bill that gave his office oversight of most borrowing by government agencies.x201cCentralizing the process in which Colorado issues debt is not the most glamorous function, but this is the nuts and bolts of the...
  July 10, 2013 - The Durango Herald

Quotes

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• Stephen Harper in Metro Canada - Toronto
  By undermining the economy and re-centralizing money and power in Ottawa, it can only undermine the progress that we have been making on national unity,Harper told the audience.
• President Bush in USA Today
  Our pro-growth policies stand in stark contrast to those in Washington who believe you grow your economy by raising taxes and centralizing power,said Bush, joined at the signing ceremony by Vice President Dick Cheney.
• Raymond Bachand in BusinessWeek
  This is a product of the old centralizing dream that sometimes pops up in our country,Bachand said in an interview in Quebec City late yesterday. "It's a power grab by Toronto, it's as simple as that."