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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decentralization, decentalisationnoun

    the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts

  2. decentralization, decentralisationnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. decentralizationnoun

    The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.

Wikipedia

  1. Decentralization

    Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.Concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations, political science, law and public administration, economics, money and technology.

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  1. decentralization

    Decentralization is the process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority. It can be applied in several contexts such as government, business, technology and management, wherein decision-making and authority for specific tasks or operations are transferred from a central, top-level body to smaller, local or regional bodies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decentralizationnoun

    the action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized

Wikidata

  1. Decentralization

    Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority. While decentralization, especially in the governmental sphere, is widely studied and practiced, there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization. The meaning of decentralization may vary in part because of the different ways it is applied. Concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations, political science, law and public administration, economics and technology.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decentralization in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decentralization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of decentralization in a Sentence

  1. Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac:

    We don't have a one strong leader model. You can't kill the movement by killing the leader because there are many, but decentralization does not mean disorganization. We are highly organized.

  2. Brett McGurk:

    The philosophy here, and it's the government of Iraq's philosophy, is decentralization.

  3. Jack Dorsey:

    There are three trends relevant to Twitter and you, our shareholders : AI, decentralization and the Internet finally having access to a global native currency in bitcoin, we intend to lead the way in each.

  4. Cathie Wood:

    The argument for decentralization and the adoption of cryptocurrency has become more valid after the banks’ collapse. their blockchains are decentralized, transparent and auditable. Banks are not and, in the last few days, have become less so.

  5. Yulia Tymoshenko:

    This is not the road to peace but to decentralization. This is a diametrically opposed process which forces us to lose territory, putin does not need the Donbass. He needs war in Ukraine. Our task in the vote is to get back to negotiations on the right road to bring peace, not the illusion of peace.

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