decentralised
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having power, authority, or function dispersed away from a central point to local or regional authorities: Describes an organizational or administrative structure where decision-making is not concentrated in a single central body but is distributed among various local units or branches.
- Withdrawn from a center or place of concentration: Refers to something being spread out or relocated from a central, concentrated location to multiple peripheral locations.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The company adopted a decentralised management structure, giving more autonomy to its regional offices.
- A decentralised energy grid, using solar panels on many homes, is more resilient than a single power plant.
- The movement advocated for a more decentralised form of government.
Advanced Usage
"decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO)": A modern concept referring to an organization represented by rules encoded as a computer program that is controlled by the organization's members and not influenced by a central government.
- Investment in a DAO is a bet on the power of decentralised governance.
"decentralised finance (DeFi)": A blockchain-based form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries.
- Decentralised finance aims to create an open-source, permissionless financial system.
Variants and Related Words
Decentralize (verb): To distribute administrative powers or functions from a central authority to local or regional authorities.
- The government plans to decentralize the healthcare system.
Decentralization (noun): The process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, or things away from a central location or authority.
- The decentralization of the network improved its security.
Synonyms
- Distributed: Spread out over a large area or among several people/places.
- Dispersed: Distributed or spread over a wide area.
- Devolutionary: Related to the transfer of power to a lower level, especially from central to regional government.
Antonyms
- Centralized: Concentrated power, authority, or control in a single central place or group.
- Consolidated: Brought together into a single, more effective, or coherent whole.
Adjective
- withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
- a decentralized school administration