decentralize
de·cen·tral·ize / dēˈsentrəˌlīz/ • v. [tr.] [often as adj.] (decentralized) transfer (authority) from central to local government: decentralized governments [intr.] countries trying to decentralize. ∎ move departments of (an organization) away from an administrative center to other locations, usually granting them some degree of autonomy.DERIVATIVES: de·cen·tral·ist / -list/ n. & adj.de·cen·tral·i·za·tion / dēˌsentrəliˈzāshən/ n.
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