DECENTRALISATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments

Synonyms:

decentralisation; decentralization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("decentralisation" is a kind of...):

spread; spreading (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)

Derivation:

decentralise (make less central)

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