Spanish Conversation · Level 21
90 words
Spanish word
descentralizar
Pronunciation
IPA/desθentɾaliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbdecentralize
Example
El gobierno quiere descentralizar los servicios.
The government wants to decentralise the services.
More examples
Para facilitar el trabajo diario, decidimos descentralizar tareas.
To make daily work easier, we decided to decentralise tasks.
Core concept
Power and services shifting from a central government to local authorities.
Common phrases
descentralizar responsabilidades
decentralize responsibilities
descentralizar tareas
decentralize tasks
Similar words
transferir: Responsibilities, powers, or resources are moved from one organization or body to another.
delegar: Authority or official duties are entrusted to another person or office to carry them out.
autonomizar: An organization or region gains formal autonomy and the discretion to govern itself.
Definition in Spanish
Transferir autoridad, competencias o servicios desde una institución central hacia órganos locales o autónomos.
Word origin
From Spanish des- 'away' plus centralizar (central + -izar), literally 'move away from the center' and so used for transferring authority or services from a central institution.
Usage tips
- Common in public-administration contexts and typically takes objects like competencias or servicios, with the reflexive descentralizarse used when an institution becomes decentralized.
Other meanings
- devolveverb
Opposites
- centralizarcentralizeverb
- concentrarconcentrateverb
Related words
- descentralizacióndecentralizationnoun
- descentralizadodecentralizedadjective