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decentralize
/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/
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What does decentralize mean?
verb
- To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
- To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- To become decentralized.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.
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IPA pronunciation
/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/
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In recent years Albania has implemented limited economic reforms to stimulate its lagging economy, provide incentives, and decentralize decisionmaking.
Ruptured ties with former trading partners, output declines, and sometimes erratic efforts to move to world prices and decentralize trade - foreign and interstate - took a heavy toll on Russia's commercial relations with other countries.