decentralisation

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A noun referring to the process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority, often to local branches or governments.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el proceso de distribuir o dispersar funciones, poderes, personas o cosas desde una ubicación o autoridad central, a menudo en favor de sucursales o gobiernos locales.

1. Distribution of authority B2 formal

   The process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority.

   • The government's policy of decentralisation gave more power to local councils.
   • Decentralisation in the company allowed regional offices to make their own decisions.
   • Many countries have adopted decentralisation to improve public services.

   🇪🇸Descentralización (de la autoridad)

   Sinónimos: delegationdevolutiondispersaldistribution

   Antónimos: centralisationcentralizationconcentration

2. Organizational structure B2 formal

   A system where decision-making is spread across multiple levels or locations rather than being concentrated at a single point.

   • The decentralisation of the corporation led to faster responses to local market needs.
   • Decentralisation in education allows schools to tailor their curricula.
   • The new management model emphasizes decentralisation to increase efficiency.

   🇪🇸Descentralización organizativa

   Sinónimos: delegationdevolutiondiffusiondispersaldistributionsubsidiarity

   Antónimos: centralisationcentralizationconcentration

• decentralisations plural form
• decentralisations' possessive plural form
• decentralisation's possessive singular form