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Centralization and Devolution

noun

(n.) The act or process of centralizing or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.

noun

  • The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
  • The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government. ).

DEVOLUTION is the delegation of authority from higher to lower levels.