DECENTRALIZED

decentralized, decentralised

(adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; “a decentralized school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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

decentralized

simple past tense and past participle of decentralize

Adjective

decentralized

not centralized; having no center or several centers

Source: Wiktionary


DECENTRALIZE

De*cen"tral*ize, v. t.

Definition: To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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