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DECENTRALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Synonyms:
decentralisation; decentralization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decentralization" is a kind of...):
spread; spreading (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)
Antonym:
centralization (the act of consolidating power under a central control)
Derivation:
decentralize (make less central)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
Synonyms:
decentalisation; decentralization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("decentralization" is a kind of...):
social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)
Derivation:
decentralize (make less central)
