Consolidation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The combination of several actions into one. A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
Example sentence: In the five years from 2007 to 2012, we only gained a little over 1,200 farmers. Since we aren't going to stop eating, we have to reverse that trend, or we'll see even more consolidation, more corporate farms, or increasing food imports; none of that is in our interest.
Integration
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or process of making whole or entire.The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to 'visible' (ethnic, immigrant...) minoritiesThe operation of finding the integral of a function.In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.
Example sentence: Energy consumption has to be managed by an intelligent grid when it comes to highly populated areas. Smart-grid technologies allow for the integration of renewable energy into the grid as well as energy from distributed sources.