decentralized (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *decentralized*:
ADJECTIVE	all	decentralized, decentralised	withdrawn from a center or place of concentration

decentralized > pronunciation
Sounds	dihseh'ntrahlay.zd
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English > *decentralized*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities.
Example	"a decentralized school administration"
Synonym	decentralised
Narrower	localized, localised	made local or oriented locally
	redistributed	Having population and industries relocated / relocated from urban to outlying areas
	suburbanized, suburbanised	Surrounded by many suburbs
Opposite	centralized, centralised	Drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
Spanish	descentralizada, descentralizado

HyperDic: decentralized