Central ˈsentrəl Issue Widespread Racism Figure Campaign Role

• the central issue is that of widespread racism.
• she has been a central figure in the campaign.
• prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
• reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.

central

1. most important
• The central issue is that of widespread racism.
• She has been a central figure in the campaign.
• Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
• Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.
• Be careful crossing the main road.
• The main thing is to remain calm.
• He played a major role in setting up the system.
• Our major concern here is combatting poverty.
• He was a key figure in the campaign.
• Speed is key at this point.
• The central issue is that of widespread racism.
• The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
• The key/central issue here is…
• Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
• My prime concern is to protect my property.
2. having power or control over other parts
• the central committee (= of a political party)
• The organization has a central office in York.
3. in the centre of an area or object
• central London
• Central America/Europe/Asia
• There will be rain later in central and eastern parts of the country.
• the central area of the brain
4. easily reached from many areas
• The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street.
• a central location
5. produced with the centre of the tongue in a higher position than the front or the back, for example /ɜː/ in bird
• compare back
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Extra Examples

• Our house is very central, so we can easily get to theatres and cinemas.
• These facts are central to the case.
• This distinction is of absolutely central importance.
• Alienation is a central motif in her novels.
• Central London/America
• Reducing inflation is central to the government’s economic policy.
• The apartment is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street.
• The car has power steering and a central locking system.
• The offices are in a central location.
• The organization has a central office in New York.
• What is the central truth of all his religious teaching?
• the central committee

Word Origin

• mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum, from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’.