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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities

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Examples

  • Corruption in China and increasingly in Indonesia is becoming decentralised, which is bad for the "Giver" as he is unsure of who and how many tiers (local municipal, provincial, national) he has to bribe to get things done.

    Planet Malaysia 2009

  • What I don't get is how Mike can apply the term 'decentralised' to such a setup.

    Is Mike losing his Edgeio? 2006

  • What I don't get is how Mike can apply the term 'decentralised' to such a setup.

    August 2006 2006

  • But if it's "decentralised" in a way that has them killing each other, that's a good thing.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Ann Althouse 2007

  • It wants a 'federal Europe' albeit a 'decentralised' one.

    Money down the drain Richard 2004

  • The report said the new "decentralised" diocese would be split into five areas, each with its own area bishop and council, to achieve a "strong element of devolution".

    The Guardian World News Riazat Butt 2010

  • She added that there was growing support for community-scale projects, such as decentralised energy systems, but support from governments was needed.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2010

  • She added that there was growing support for community-scale projects, such as decentralised energy systems, but support from governments was needed.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2010

  • Keeping these factors in mind, Mehac Foundation has begun a kind of decentralised community owned service for the most severely affected in two districts of Kerala which it believes is more likely to succeed.

    World Prout Assembly Editor 2010

  • Somalia is the most "decentralised" region on the planet, but it's not exactly Utopia, is it?

    Planet Atheism 2010

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