Definition
The process of distributing power, authority, or functions away from a central point to regional or local branches.
Etymology
From de- (away from) plus centralization. This is the British English spelling; American English uses decentralization. The term emerged in the 20th century to describe political and organizational structures.
Kelly Says
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments realized that decentralisation—having local leaders make quick decisions instead of waiting for central government—saved lives. It's why some countries with more local power responded faster to the crisis!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማዕከላዊ
ma-e-ke-la-wi
ARالعربية
البعيد عن المركز
al-ba-eed 'an al-markaz
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যমান
bi-dhyaman
CACatalà
descentralització
de-sen-tra-lee-za-tsee-ohn
CSČeština
decentralizace
de-sen-tra-lee-za-tsee
DADansk
decentralisering
de-sen-tra-lee-se-ring
DEDeutsch
Dezentralisierung
de-zen-tra-lee-zee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
αποκεντρωτισμός
a-po-ken-tro-tis-mos
ESEspañol
descentralización
de-sen-tra-lee-zah-thee-ohn
FISuomi
keskittämättömyys
kes-ki-tämät-tö-myys
FRFrançais
décentralisation
de-sen-tra-lee-za-thee-ohn
GUGU
કેન્દ્રીકૃત
ken-dree-kri-rut
HEעברית
דיקנטרליזציה
de-ken-tra-lee-zat-see-ah
HIहिन्दी
केंद्रहीनता
ken-dree-heen-ta
HUMagyar
decentralizáltság
de-sen-tra-lee-za-lt-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
desentralisasi
de-sen-tra-li-sa-si
ITItaliano
decentralizzazione
de-sen-tra-lee-za-thee-ohn-e
KKKK
орталықтан
orta-lyktan
KO한국어
탈중앙화
tal-jung-ang-hwa
MSBahasa Melayu
desentralisasi
de-sen-tra-li-sa-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-la-eh
NLNederlands
decentralisatie
de-sen-tra-lee-za-thee
NONorsk
desentralisering
de-sen-tra-lee-si-ring
PLPolski
decentralizacja
de-sen-tra-lee-za-tsiya
PTPortuguês
descentralização
de-sen-tra-lee-zah-thee-ohn
RORomână
decentralizare
de-sen-tra-lee-za-reh
RUРусский
децентрализация
de-tsen-tra-lee-za-tsiya
SVSvenska
avcentralisering
av-sen-tra-lee-si-ring
SWKiswahili
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa
TAதமிழ்
மையவிலக்கம்
mai-ya-vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
కేంద్రీకరణ
ken-dree-ke-ra-na
THไทย
กระจายอำนาจ
gra-chai am-na-chot
TLTL
desentralisasyon
de-sen-tra-lee-sa-syon
TRTürkçe
merkeziyetsizlik
mer-ke-zi-yet-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
децентралізація
de-tsen-tra-lee-za-tsiya
VITiếng Việt
Phân quyền
phan-khuan
ZH中文
去中心化
qù zhōngxīn huà
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa