[syn: decentralization, decentralisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
decentralization \de*cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n.
1. The action of decentralizing, or the state of being
decentralized. "The decentralization of France." --J. P.
Peters.
[1913 Webster]
2. the spread of power away from the center to local branches
or governments.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decentralization
n 1: the social process in which population and industry moves
from urban centers to outlying districts [syn:
decentralization, decentalisation]
2: the spread of power away from the center to local branches or
governments [syn: decentralization, decentralisation]
[ant: centralisation, centralization]