'decentralization' definitions:
Definition of 'decentralization'
From: WordNet
noun
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts [syn: decentralization, decentalisation]
noun
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments [syn: decentralization, decentralisation] [ant: centralisation, centralization]
Definition of 'decentralization'
From: GCIDE
- 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]