decentralists
Anti-concentration advocates
Decentralists advocate for distributing power, authority, or resources away from a central point.
The term appears in political discussions about reducing federal government control, in technology contexts around blockchain and distributed systems, and in urban planning debates about spreading development beyond city centers: Decentralists argue that local communities make better decisions than distant bureaucracies.
Pro-strong-government faction
- autonomistsAdvocates for self-rule
- libertariansAdvocates of minimal governance
- anarchistsOpponents of state authority
- separatistsAutonomy-seeking faction members
confederalists · subsidiarity · grassroots · self-governance · secessionists · nullification · anti-federalists · communalists
Parallel to the horizon
- cellsBasic biological units
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- franchisesLicensed business operations
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
coalitions · collectives · leaderless · consensus-building · bottom-up · empowerment · delegation · subsidiarity
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- nodesPoints of connection
distributed · peer-to-peer · Web3 · DeFi · validators · miners · consensus · trustless
Member-owned collective enterprises
- mutualistsSpecies benefiting each other
- worker-ownedBelonging to the workforce
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
- artisansSkilled manual workers
smallholders · guild · commons · collectivists · syndicalists · self-sufficiency · locavores · barter
federalists
Pro-strong-government faction
- autonomistsAdvocates for self-rule
- libertariansAdvocates of minimal governance
- anarchistsOpponents of state authority
separatists · confederalists · subsidiarity · grassroots · self-governance · secessionists · nullification · anti-federalists · communalists
horizontal
Parallel to the horizon
- cellsBasic biological units
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- franchisesLicensed business operations
networks · coalitions · collectives · leaderless · consensus-building · bottom-up · empowerment · delegation · subsidiarity · agile
blockchain
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
nodes · distributed · peer-to-peer · Web3 · DeFi · validators · miners · consensus · trustless · permissionless
cooperatives
Member-owned collective enterprises
- mutualistsSpecies benefiting each other
- worker-ownedBelonging to the workforce
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
artisans · smallholders · guild · commons · collectivists · syndicalists · self-sufficiency · locavores · barter · stakeholders
decentralistscentralists
Advocates of consolidated governance
statists · consolidators · authoritarians · absolutists · totalitarians