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DECENTRALIZED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities

Example:

a decentralized school administration

Synonyms:

decentralised; decentralized

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

localised; localized (made local or oriented locally)

redistributed (having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas)

suburbanised; suburbanized (surrounded by many suburbs)

Antonym:

centralized (drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority)

 II. (verb) 

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Past simple / past participle of the verb decentralize

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