decentralize
verb
Pronunciation: /diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz/
Definition
Distribute the administrative powers or functions of a central authority among several local or smaller offices.
Examples
The government decided to decentralize the education system to give local school boards more control over their budgets.
Many tech companies decentralize their server networks to ensure that a failure in one location does not crash the entire system.
To improve efficiency, the CEO chose to decentralize decision-making so that regional managers could respond faster to customer needs.
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