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decentralisation en · NOUN

Etymology

From French décentralisation, decentralise + -ation or de- + centralisation.

Meanings

1. (UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of decentralization.
   alt of decentralization
   • Decentralisation of the railways was provided for by the establishment of Area Boards for each Region, which began to function on January 1, 1955, and by the extended delegation of powers to the Boards and their General Managers; […]. 1958 January 14, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15:

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