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decentralization
noun
(de-cen-tral-i-za-tion)
the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
Synonyms:
decentalisation
,
decentralization
noun
(de-cen-tral-i-za-tion)
the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Synonyms:
decentralisation
,
Antonyms:
centralization
,
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fragmentation
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central
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distribution
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ownership
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dispersion
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delocalisation
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regionalization
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federalism
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centralism
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governance
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privatization
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computerization
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democratisation
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regionalism
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liberalization
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localism
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participatory
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industrialization
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federalisation
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pluralism
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modernization
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professionalisation
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urbanization
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mobilization
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professionalization
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inclusiveness
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accountability
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consolidation
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digitalization
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autonomies
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confederal
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consociational
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reforms
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harmonization
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partitionist
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parliamentarianism
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democratic
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welfarism
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tribalism
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implementation
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social process
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autarchy
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resettlement
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councils
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decongestion
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rationalization
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concordat
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secularisation
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proportional representation
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unification
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denationalization
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communitarian
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reorientation
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cooptation
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marginalization
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collectivisation
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vitalization
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federative
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answerability
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voluntarism
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dollarization
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systematization
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confessionalism
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sectionalism
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tripartite
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afforestation
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res publica
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decolonization
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praxis
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digitalisation
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simplification
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revitalisation
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pauperization
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decentralization
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