Guardian Ad Litem. A guardian appointed by the court to represent the interests of Infants, the unborn, or incompetent persons in legal actions. Guardians are adults who are legally responsible for protecting the well-being and interests of their ward, who is usually a minor.
internalization. [ 1 inturâ²nÉlÄ«zÄâ²shÉn] 2  the process of adopting within the self, either unconsciously or consciously through learning and socialization, the attitudes, beliefs, values, and standards of another person or more generally of the society or group to which one belongs. See also socialization.
502 Chapter 21 Centralization and Decentralization. Centralization means pulling groups together to create order and enforce. process. It is cooperation for the greater good. It is a leveling process. It seeks. to remove the frustrating waste of money on duplicate systems, extra work, and manual processes.