decentralization

2 definitions found

decentralization - 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]

decentralization - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]