tập quyền

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Centralization of power: The concentration of state authority, governance, or decision-making power into a single, central location, institution, or ruler.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Chế độ phong kiến thường theo mô hình tập quyền. (The feudal regime often followed a model of centralized power.)
    • Nhà vua thực hiện chính sách tập quyền để kiểm soát toàn bộ lãnh thổ. (The king implemented a policy of power concentration to control the entire territory.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in political science and history to describe systems of government, contrasting with decentralized or federal systems.
  • It can be applied to organizational structures beyond government, such as in corporations where decision-making is concentrated at the headquarters.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tập quyền trung ương: Centralized authority; emphasizes the central government as the locus of power.
  • Chế độ tập quyền: A centralized regime or system.
  • Phân quyền (v/n): To decentralize; decentralization (antonym).
Synonyms
  • Centralization of authority
  • Concentration of power
  • Unitary system (in a political context)
Related Concepts
  • Chuyên chế: Autocracy, despotism. While related, this emphasizes absolute and often arbitrary power, whereas focuses on the structural concentration of power.
  • Độc tài: Dictatorship. This refers to a form of government, while describes an administrative structure that can exist within various forms of government.