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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

decentralization

/dĭs-ĕnˌ-trəl-ĭz-āsh'-ən/ · de·cen·tral·i·za·tion · IPA /diːˌsɛntɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
01 n. The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.
  1. 1.
    The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.
  2. 2.
    the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments.