decentralization

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decentralization

  • /diːˌsɛntɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK

noun decentralizations · decentralisation

  1. countable, uncountable The process of decentralizing
  2. countable, uncountable The state of being decentralized. He saw no difficulty in arguing that on the one hand society would be linked by a unity of interests and aims and that production must therefore be centrally planned, while onon the other hand socialism implied the maximum degree of decentralization and federalism.

Opposite: recentralization

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noun

Opposite: recentralization

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noun process of decentralizing

Españoldescentralización
Portuguêsdescentralização
Françaisdécentralisation
DeutschDezentralisierung, Dezentralisation
Italianodecentralizzazione, decentramento
Ελληνικάαποκέντρωση apokéntrosi
Русскийдецентрализа́ция decentralizácija

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@misc{decentralization_2026,
  title = {decentralization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decentralization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}