中央集権
ちゅうおうしゅうけん centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
Why it means this
中央 (the centre) + 集権 (concentration of power) — centralized government, with power gathered at the capital (contrast 地方分権).
Breakdown
- 中 なか in, inside, middle
- 央 オウ center, middle
- 集 シュウ gather, meet, congregate
- 権 おもり authority, power, rights
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