decentralization
Spreading authority outward
Decentralization is the distribution of power, authority, or functions away from a central location or governing body.
A company might pursue decentralization by giving regional offices more autonomy.
In politics, decentralization shifts control from national to local governments.
In technology, decentralized systems like blockchain operate without a central authority: The appeal of cryptocurrency lies partly in its decentralization.
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
federalism · home rule · localism · subsidiarity · devolution · empowerment · self-sufficiency · self-management
Divided governmental authority system
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- democracyRule by the people
- polycentricHaving several centers
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
power-sharing · participatory · accountability · transparency · civic engagement · regionalism · jurisdictional · administrative
Rearranging an existing framework
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
autonomy · agility · flexibility · scalability · self-organizing · modular · cross-functional · remote work
Scattering across space
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
spreading · redistribution · allocation · dissemination · scattering · branching · fragmentation · partitioning
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- distributedDivided and given out
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- nodesPoints of connection
Bitcoin · Ethereum · Web3 · DeFi · smart contracts · consensus · mining · ledger
Trade gathering places
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
free market · laissez-faire · microfinance · cooperatives · local currency · community banking · small business · entrepreneurship
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-rule · federalism · home rule · localism · subsidiarity · devolution · empowerment · self-sufficiency · self-management · grassroots
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- democracyRule by the people
- polycentricHaving several centers
confederation · power-sharing · participatory · accountability · transparency · civic engagement · regionalism · jurisdictional · administrative · bureaucracy
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
subsidiarity · autonomy · agility · flexibility · scalability · self-organizing · modular · cross-functional · remote work · branch offices
dispersion
Scattering across space
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
dispersal · spreading · redistribution · allocation · dissemination · scattering · branching · fragmentation · partitioning · disaggregation
blockchain
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- distributedDivided and given out
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
nodes · Bitcoin · Ethereum · Web3 · DeFi · smart contracts · consensus · mining · ledger · trustless
markets
Trade gathering places
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
competition · free market · laissez-faire · microfinance · cooperatives · local currency · community banking · small business · entrepreneurship · divestiture
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- French governmentregions, prefecture, departments, communes, departement
- organizational changemerger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, expansion
- organization methodsalphabetical order, chronological order, alphabetical, chronological, grouping
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- empire phasesrise and fall, decline, golden age, collapse, founding
decentralizationcentralization
Unifying control in one place
centralisation · authoritarianism · autocracy · absolutism · totalitarianism
decentralizationconsolidation
Combining into unified whole
integration · unification · merger · amalgamation · vertical integration
decentralizationconcentration
Sustained single-minded attention
urbanization · agglomeration · clustering · centralization · nucleation
- political decentralizationTransferring authority to regional bodies