Associations to the word «Decentralize»

Wiktionary

DECENTRALIZE, verb. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
DECENTRALIZE, verb. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

Dictionary definition

DECENTRALIZE, verb. Make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized".

Wise words

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