| Pronunciation: | | dee`sentrulu'zeyshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
- [n] the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
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DECENTRALIZATION is a 16 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | decentalisation, decentralisation |
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| | Antonyms: | | centralisation, centralization |
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| | See Also: | | social process, spread, spreading |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n.
The action of decentralizing, or the state of being
decentralized. ``The decentralization of France.'' --J. P.
Peters.
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