"democratic centralisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: democratic centralism [alternative], democratic centralization [alternative]
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  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratic centralization. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable Alternative form of: democratic centralization
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