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😵 Lack of focus 🏢 Power spread out
deconcentration

deconcentration

8.2
A process that moves decisions from a central office to local offices
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : desconcentración
  • The recent policy changes aim at the deconcentration of authority to improve responsiveness at the local level.

Examples

  • Industrial development and deconcentration points in national states.

  • Although concentration in Metropolitan Miami has been the Cuban story over the past three decades, processes of deconcentration now may well be underway.

    Academic text (1997)

  • CONCENTRATION OR DECONCENTRATION

    Academic text (1990)

  • The company's decision to implement deconcentration allowed regional offices more autonomy in decision-making.

  • Deconcentration of resources can lead to more effective local governance in diverse communities.

Synonyms

disagglomeration
vsdeconcentration
  • Formal
9.9

Moving people and businesses out of a crowded city area so they spread out

reduces centralization more broadly across systems or organizations

Antonyms

centralization
  • US
7 6.3

The act of putting control and decisions under one main office

How Centralized

centralization
  • US
7 6.3
devolution
4 8.1
deconcentration
  • Formal
8.2

Surface Forms

deconcentration singular
deconcentrations plural

Morphology

deconcentration = deconcentrate (transparent) = de + concentrate + ion

Standard noun formation from the verb 'deconcentrate' using the suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

The word deconcentration is formed from de- meaning 'remove' and concentration about the center or 'focus', the same idea you see in concentrate. So deconcentration also means the process of making a system less central — moving power or resources away from the center to local places.