1. A department or organizational unit whose functions, decision-making authority, and operations are concentrated in a single location or under unified control rather than distributed across multiple locations
The company restructured to create a centralized department for human resources to ensure consistent policies across all offices.
A empresa reestruturou para criar um departamento centralizado de recursos humanos para garantir políticas consistentes em todos os escritórios.
2. An administrative unit where all related operations and management are consolidated under one command structure
The centralized department of finance handles all budgeting and accounting for the entire organization.
O departamento centralizado de finanças gerencia todo o orçamento e contabilidade de toda a organização.