Meaning of nerve center in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

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  1. Noun

    nerve center

    Definitions

    1. a center that provides information and control

    Examples

    • « the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam »
  2. 2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

    Examples

    • « in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere »

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  • « Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies. »
    Howard Thurman

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