一元化|いちげんかichigenka[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbunification; centralization; centralisation

• Synonym合併がっぺいNeutralA merger: companies, municipalities, etc. combining into one body. 一元化 unifies management but does not necessarily merge the entities themselves.
• Synonym一体化いったいかNeutralBlending into one whole: stresses multiple parties fusing into an integrated unit, as in 「官民一体化」. 一元化 stresses bringing things under unified, centralized management.
• Synonym一本化いっぽんかNeutralConsolidating multiple plans, candidates, or service counters into one, as in 「候補を一本化する」; 一元化 stresses unified management.
• RelatedまとめるNeutralA verb: to gather, organize, or wrap things up. Far broader and more common in everyday use; it need not imply unified management as a system.
• Antonym分散ぶんさんNeutralSpreading things out, as in 「リスクを分散する」; the direct opposite of the centralized unification that 一元化 describes.
• Antonym分割ぶんかつNeutralDividing something into parts, as in 「分割払い」; the opposite of 一元化, which combines things into one.

Use 「一元化」 to unify scattered management or counters, as in 「情報を一元化する」. For merging plans into one, use 「一本化」; for fusing into a whole, 「一体化」. The opposite is 「分散」.

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1. 複数ふくすうに分わかれている組織そしきや問題もんだいを一ひとつの元もとに統一とういつすること。