单词 | over-centralization |
释义 | over-centralizationn. Excessive centralization; esp. the concentration of too much power or too many administrative functions in one place. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > centralism > excessive over-centralization1877 1877 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 626/1 The rulers of India have not been slow to recognise the evils of over-centralisation. 1882 E. W. Hamilton Diary 20 June (1972) I. 290 He spoke strongly of the dreadful ‘administrative chaos’ and over-centralisation which existed in Dublin Castle. 1918 Econ. Jrnl. 28 377 It may be thought that here we have the natural economic reaction against over-centralisation. 1949 I. Deutscher Stalin vii. 241 Stalin obviously erred in the direction of over-centralization. 1962 Punch 7 Feb. 261/3 Jellicoe..had to fight with a machine encrusted with over-centralisation. 2002 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 19 July 12 The Labour government has reverted to type with over-centralization, over-spending and over-regulation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877 |
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