decentralize
verb (used with object)
to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area.
have decentralized
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present perfectof decentralize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I think the same challenges exist in a world where you have decentralized moderation; anyone could label a tweet; a lot of things could go wrong there.
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2021
His theme was "socialist economic construction," a euphemism for the wide-ranging reforms instituted by Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping that have decentralized economic planning and decision making.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the past seven years, Deng, who was once sent into internal exile as a "capitalist-roader," has introduced broad and dramatic economic reforms that have decentralized decision-making and placed more reliance on free-market forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
Companies that have decentralized, as we have, have run into the problem of communications between divisions.
From Time Magazine Archive
