decentralization

English Thesaurus

1. the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments (noun.act)

hypernym	:	spread, spreading,
definition	:	act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time (noun.act)

2. the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts (noun.process)

hypernym	:	social process,
definition	:	a process involved in the formation of groups of persons (noun.process)

3. the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments (noun.act)

antonym	:	centralisation, centralization,
definition	:	the act of consolidating power under a central control (noun.act)

derivation	:	decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate,
definition	:	make less central (verb.change)

antonym	:	centralisation, centralization,
definition	:	the act of consolidating power under a central control (noun.act)

derivation	:	decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate,
definition	:	make less central (verb.change)