English to English Dictionary

Centipede

A predatory arthropod with a flattened body, multiple body segments, and a single pair of legs on each segment.

Central

Located at, in, or near the center.

Central Africa

A subregion of the African continent comprising countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, and the Central African Republic.

Central Authority

The main governing body or organization that holds the ultimate authority over a specific area or group.

Central Government State

A state in which the central government holds the primary authority over the political and administrative functions.

Central Processing Unit

The primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside the computer.

Central and Eastern Europe

A geographical region in Europe that includes countries such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the Baltic states.

Centralism

The principle or practice of concentrating power and control in a central authority.

Centralization

The process of concentrating control and decision-making authority at a single point or central authority.

Centralize

To bring or draw together into a single center or point.

Centralized Government

A system of governance in which power and authority are concentrated in a central government, rather than being distributed among local or regional authorities.

Centralized state

A sovereign political entity in which power, administration, and policy-making are concentrated in a single central authority rather than distributed among regional or local governments.