1. The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centres to outlying districts
   - decentalisation 
2. The spread of power away from the centre to local branches or governments
   - decentralisation [Brit]

Derived forms: decentralizations

See also: decentralize

Type of: social process, spread, spreading

Antonym: centralization

Encyclopedia: Decentralization

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