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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉtat centralisé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ta sɑ̃.tʁa.li.ze/
"La France a historiquement fonctionné comme un État centralisé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A governance model characterized by hierarchical control from the top down, where subnational units operate primarily as administrative agents of the national government.
"Reformers argued that regional development was stifled by the rigid bureaucracy of the centralized state." - 2
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.
"The transition from a feudal confederacy to a centralized state altered the collection of taxes and the enforcement of laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English 'centralize' (from French 'centraliser', ultimately from Greek 'kentron' meaning center) combined with 'state' (from Latin 'status', meaning condition or standing). The political concept emerged strongly in early modern European history with the rise of absolute monarchies and later modern administrative nation-states.
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État centralisé
Transliteration: /e.ta sɑ̃.tʁa.li.ze/
"La France a historiquement fonctionné comme un État centralisé."
zentralisierter Staat
Transliteration: /tsɛntʁa.liˈziːɐ̯tɐ ʃtaːt/
"Ein zentralisierter Staat bündelt die politische Macht in der Hauptstadt."
stato centralizzato
Transliteration: /ˈsta.to tʃen.tra.liˈtzaː.to/
"Lo stato centralizzato esercita un controllo diretto su tutto il territorio nazionale."
estado centralizado
Transliteration: /esˈta.ðo sen.tɾa.liˈsa.ðo/
"El estado centralizado gestiona los servicios públicos desde la capital."
estado centralizado
Transliteration: /iʃˈta.du sẽ.tɾa.liˈza.du/
"O estado centralizado prioriza políticas uniformes para todas as províncias."
केंद्रीकृत राज्य
Transliteration: kendrikrit rajya
"केंद्रीकृत राज्य में सारी शक्ति केंद्र सरकार के पास होती है।"
中央集权国家
Transliteration: zhōngyāng jíquán guójiā
"中国历史上有很长的中央集权国家发展传统。"
중앙집권국가
Transliteration: jungangjipgwon-gukga
"조선 시대는 대표적인 중앙집권국가였습니다."
中央集権国家
Transliteration: chūō shūken kokka
"明治維新により日本は強力な中央集権国家となった。"
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