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centralized administration

[ˈsen.trə.laɪzd əd.mɪn.ɪ.ˈstreɪ.ʃən]
nounfemininepl: centralized administrations / administrações centralizadas
administração centralizada
1. A system of government or organizational management in which power and decision-making authority are concentrated at a central level rather than distributed among regional or local units
The company operates under a centralized administration where all major decisions are made at the headquarters.
A empresa opera sob uma administração centralizada onde todas as decisões importantes são tomadas na sede.
2. The practice of concentrating administrative functions and control in a single central authority
France has historically favored centralized administration as opposed to federalism.
A França historicamente favoreceu a administração centralizada em oposição ao federalismo.
Synonyms
central governmentcentralized controlcentralized managementtop-down administrationunified administration
Antonyms
decentralized administrationdistributed administrationfederal administrationlocal administrationautonomous administration

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
administração centralizada
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese for governmental and organizational contexts
São Paulo
administração centralizada
Common in business and governmental administration discourse
Portugal
administração centralizada
Standard term used in Portuguese administrative law and governance

Related Idioms & Phrases

concentration of power
top-down decision making
chain of command
hierarchical structure
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