centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē How to pronounce centrality (audio)
plural centralities
1
: the quality or state of being central
the centrality of television in our livesPopular Photography
2
: central situation
the centrality of the park in the city
3
: tendency to remain in or at the center

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At the Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit in Knoxville in August, Trump underlined the centrality of opposition to firearm regulations to the party’s base, The Trace reported. George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 However, what remains unchanged and supremely relevant is the centrality of the customer. Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 The first to learn about the antidemocratic effects of the new monopolization and its centrality to the neoliberal project. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 Although some elderly Chinese speak Russian, a legacy of Moscow’s erstwhile centrality in the communist world, that number is not large, and the days when Chinese students attended Russian universities in great numbers are a distant memory. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for centrality 

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of centrality was in 1642

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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrality. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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