1. to concentrate power, authority, or control excessively in a central location or organization
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'overcentralize'; often used in political, organizational, or administrative contexts

Examples

• The government overcentralizes decision-making, leaving local communities with little autonomy.
• Critics argue that the new policy overcentralizes budget control in the main office.
• When a company overcentralizes its operations, it often loses touch with regional markets.
• The administration overcentralizes power in the hands of a few executives.
• Overcentralizes authority can stifle innovation at the grassroots level.