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decentralizations
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de·cen·tral·ize
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verb,
de·cen·tral·ized,
de·cen·tral·iz·ing.
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.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Also,
especially British
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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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