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DECENTRALIST

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de⋅cen⋅tral⋅ize

  [dee-sen-truh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use DECENTRALIST in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
2. to disperse (something) from an area of concentration: to decentralize the nation's industry.
–verb (used without object)
3. to undergo decentralization: The city government is looking for ways to decentralize.
Also, especially British, de⋅cen⋅tral⋅ise.

Origin:
1850–55; de- + centralize

Related forms:
de⋅cen⋅tral⋅ist, noun
de⋅cen⋅tral⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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