centralization of power
Refers to the concentration of authority or control in a central body, often used in political or administrative contexts.
The government is promoting centralization rather than decentralization.
集権 means concentrating authority in a central body, the direct opposite of 分権, which spreads authority outward.
Compound of 集 (collect, gather) and 権 (authority, power). The term is a modern coinage used primarily in political and administrative contexts.