Decentralization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decentralization
       n 1: the social process in which population and industry moves
            from urban centers to outlying districts [syn: {decentalisation}]
       2: the spread of power away from the center to local branches
          or governments [syn: {decentralisation}] [ant: {centralization}]