centralist
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈsɛntrəlɪst/
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centralista
- Lastly, the arguments of the Left Communists against "one-man management" were echoed by the Democratic Centralists at the Ninth Party Congress.
Examples
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He's no centralist; he's happily on the right.
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Such views have long been abandoned, and not even the most ardent centralist would espouse them.
Academic text (2002) -
His latest book seeks to answer the simple question of why the centralists failed; that is, why they fell short of their goal of establishing a stable political order for Mexico.
Academic text (1997) -
Designing a Postsecondary System That Balances Centralist and Decentralist Tendencies
Academic text (2003) -
How anyone can give credence to the lie that Obama is left-leaning, or indeed a centralist in respect of opinion within the US electorate, beats me.
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Since Romney was unable to reach the same subpar mentality and degeneracy of Obama, he failed in his bid to unseat the Muslim centralist.
Blog text (1) -
It strongly suggests that failure stemmed from the behavior of the centralists themselves, or rather the social group they apparently represented, the middle-class "hombres de bien" (honorable men).
Academic text (1997) -
The centralist argued that a strong central government was essential for national unity and effective governance.
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During the debate, the centralist emphasized the need for power to be concentrated in a national framework to ensure stability.
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Many centralists believe that local authorities often lack the capacity to make decisions that benefit the entire country.
Synonyms
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6.9
A device that keeps a pipe in the middle of an oil well
Supporting the joining of smaller organizations or authorities into one larger group
A person who supports strong government control of the economy and society
Antonyms
How Centralist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word centralist comes from central, from the Latin centrum 'center', plus the ending -ist 'one who believes or supports'. So a centralist is a person who supports putting power in a central government instead of giving it to local governments.