1. to bring together or concentrate control, authority, or activities in one central location or under one authority

Examples

• The company decided to centralize its operations in Chicago.
• The government wants to centralize healthcare administration.
• Many schools are centralizing their purchasing to save money.
• The new CEO plans to centralize decision-making at headquarters.
• They centralized all customer service calls in one call center.
• The organization centralized its data storage system last year.