中央集権

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 中央集権 is read as ちゅうおうしゅうけん and is a compound political noun for a system or process in which authority is concentrated at the center.
• Basic usage: It is used to discuss why centralization advanced or why a ruler tried to strengthen central rule.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sentence role
  • It is the subject of a process in 中央集権が進む and the object being strengthened in 中央集権を強める.
• English range
  • Use centralization for the process and centralized rule when the governing arrangement is foregrounded.