decentralize
/di:'sentrəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (decentralise) /di:'sentrəlaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To distribute administrative functions or power away from a central authority to local or regional units: The core meaning involves transferring control, decision-making, or operations from a single, central point to multiple, dispersed locations.
- To reorganize (a system, organization, or activity) so that components operate more independently: This implies a structural change to reduce concentration and increase local autonomy.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The company decided to decentralize its management structure, giving more autonomy to regional offices.
- To improve efficiency, the government plans to decentralize the education system.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized.
Advanced Usage
- "to decentralize power/authority": Specifically refers to the political or administrative distribution of control.
- The constitutional reforms aimed to decentralize power to the states.
- "to decentralize decision-making": Refers to pushing the authority to make decisions out to lower levels or local branches.
- The new CEO wants to decentralize decision-making to empower team leaders.
Variants and Related Words
- Decentralization (n): The process or policy of decentralizing.
- The decentralization of the healthcare network took several years.
- Decentralized (adj): Describing something that has undergone decentralization.
- A decentralized organization can often respond faster to local needs.
- Centralize (v): The opposite action; to concentrate control under a single authority.
Synonyms
- Devolution: The statutory delegation of powers from a central government to a regional level (often used in political contexts).
- Disperse: To distribute or spread over a wide area (more general, can apply to things other than authority).
- Delegate: To entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior.
Antonyms
- Centralize: To concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority.
- Consolidate: To combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole, often leading to greater centralization.
Verb
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make less central
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After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
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