decentralize
verb (used with object)
to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area.
decentralist
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a word derived from
decentralize.
Example Sentences
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We've already discussed the Brandeis tradition, but what about the "decentralist" argument?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2022
Economics would be decentralist and Henry-Georgian, politics Kropotkinesque and cooperative.
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