| NOUN | process | decentralization, decentalisation | the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts |
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| act | decentralization, decentralisation | the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments |
| Sounds | dihseh.ntrahlihzey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts. | |
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| Synonym | decentalisation | |
| Broader | social process | A process involved in the formation of groups of persons |
| Spanish | descentralización | |
| Verbs | decentralize | make less central |
| Meaning | The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments. | |
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| Synonym | decentralisation | |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
| Opposite | centralization, centralisation | The act of consolidating power under a central control |
| Spanish | descentralización | |
| Catalan | descentralització | |
| Verbs | decentralize | make less central |
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