Associations to the word «Decentralization»

Wiktionary

DECENTRALIZATION, noun. The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.

Dictionary definition

DECENTRALIZATION, noun. The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts.
DECENTRALIZATION, noun. The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke