Meanings
plural decentralizations · alternative decentralisation
- countableuncountableThe process of decentralizing
- countableuncountableThe state of being decentralized.
He saw no difficulty in arguing that on the one hand society would be linked by a unity of interests and aims and that production must therefore be centrally planned, while onon the other hand socialism implied the maximum degree of decentralization and federalism.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 282
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
nounthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
- Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
- Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
- Latincentrum
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latincentrālis
- Englishcentral
- Englishcentralize
- Englishdecentralize
- Englishdecentralization
From de- + centralization or decentralize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan descentralització
- descentralitzacióprocess of decentralizing
Czech decentralizace
- decentralizaceprocess of decentralizing
Danish decentralisering
- decentraliseringprocess of decentralizing
Dutch decentralisatie, decentralisering
- decentralisatieprocess of decentralizing
- decentraliseringprocess of decentralizing
Finnish hajauttaminen
- hajauttaminenprocess of decentralizing
French décentralisation
- décentralisationprocess of decentralizing
German Dezentralisierung, Dezentralisation
- Dezentralisierungprocess of decentralizing
- Dezentralisationprocess of decentralizing
Greek αποκέντρωση
- αποκέντρωση (apokéntrosi)process of decentralizing
Hungarian decentralizáció
- decentralizációprocess of decentralizing
Indonesian desentralisasi
- desentralisasiprocess of decentralizing
Italian decentralizzazione, decentramento
- decentralizzazioneprocess of decentralizing
- decentramentoprocess of decentralizing
Malay pemencaran, pengagihan
- pemencaranprocess of decentralizing
- pengagihanprocess of decentralizing
- penyahpusatanprocess of decentralizing
Norwegian desentralisering
- desentraliseringprocess of decentralizing
Polish decentralizacja
- decentralizacjaprocess of decentralizing
Portuguese descentralização
- descentralizaçãoprocess of decentralizing
Russian децентрализа́ция
- децентрализа́ция (decentralizácija)process of decentralizing
Slovak decentralizácia
- decentralizáciaprocess of decentralizing
Spanish descentralización
- descentralizaciónprocess of decentralizing
Swedish decentralisering
- decentraliseringprocess of decentralizing
Turkish ademimerkeziyet, yerinden yönetim
- ademimerkeziyetprocess of decentralizing
- yerinden yönetimprocess of decentralizing
Ukrainian децентраліза́ція
- децентраліза́ція (decentralizácija)process of decentralizing
Cite this entry
decentralization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decentralization
“decentralization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decentralization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decentralization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decentralization.
Source: decentralization on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.