decentralization
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
Types & categories
- social process hypernym
Related & opposite
- decentralize derivation
Sense 2 noun
the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Types & categories
- spreading hypernym
Related & opposite
- centralization antonym
- decentralize derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decentralize |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social process |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | centralization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decentralize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spreading |