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decentralized

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪzd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
  2. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.
  3. Not centralized; having no center or several centers

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Sources

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