- decentralization, decentalisation - the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
--1 is a kind of social process
Derived form: verb decentralize1 - decentralization, decentralisation - the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
--2 is a kind of spread, spreading
Antonyms: centralization, centralisation
Derived form: verb decentralize1