noun
- the process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority
Examples
- The company’s decentralization allowed regional offices to make their own decisions.
- Political decentralization gave more power to local governments.
- The decentralization of the school system improved educational outcomes.
- Economic decentralization reduced the government’s control over markets.
- The decentralization of manufacturing spread jobs across multiple cities.
- Administrative decentralization made the organization more efficient.