Centralization is the act — or the result — of gathering control into one place, so that things are done or decided there instead of in many places. A government centralizes when the capital takes decisions away from cities. A company centralizes when head office, not each shop, sets the rules.

Centralization集中化 is是 the act這個動作, or the result或這個結果, of gathering control into one place也就是把控制權集中到一個地方, so that所以 things are done or decided there事情會在那裡被完成或決定, instead of in many places而不是分散在很多地方。 when當 the capital首都 takes decisions away from cities把決策權從各城市收走的時候, a government政府 centralizes就是在集中化。 when當 head office是總部, not each shop而不是每家分店, sets the rules訂規則的時候, a company公司 centralizes就是在集中化。

The word is a noun, and it sounds like news, essays, and office talk. Though actually, people also stretch it to any gathering-in: putting all the files on one computer, all the money in one account, all the buying in one department.

The word這個字 is a noun是名詞, and而且 it sounds like news, essays, and office talk讀起來像新聞、文章和辦公室裡的用語。 Though actually不過其實, people人們 also stretch it to any gathering-in也會把它用得更廣，泛指任何「集中起來」的動作: putting all the files on one computer把所有檔案放到同一台電腦, all the money in one account所有的錢放進同一個帳戶, all the buying in one department所有的採購都交給同一個部門。

In politics it often sits next to its opposite, decentralization, which means sending power back out to the edges. Do not treat it as a person or a party; it is the move toward the centre, or the state of having already moved.

In politics在政治上, it它 often sits next to its opposite常常會跟它的反義詞放在一起, decentralization也就是decentralization（去中心化）, which意思是 means sending power back out to the edges把權力再送回邊緣地帶。 Do not treat it as a person or a party不要把它當成一個人或一個政黨; it它 is the move toward the centre是往中心靠攏的這個動作, or the state of having already moved或者是已經靠攏過去的這個狀態。