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Decentralization   /dɪsˌɛntrəlɪzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Decentralization

noun
1.
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts.  Synonym: decentalisation.
2.
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments.  Synonym: decentralisation.





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"Decentralization" Quotes from Famous Books



... corresponding growth of power and organization at the centre which has strengthened the Cabinet immeasurably of recent years at the expense of the direct representatives of the people. There are, however, powerful influences at work in the opposite direction, towards decentralization and new forms of representation, which there is no space to touch on here. Suffice it to say that here, as elsewhere, the price of ...
— Progress and History • Various


Words linked to "Decentralization" :   spreading, decentralize, decentalisation, centralization, social process, spread


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