Antonyms of noun centralization

1 of 2 senses of centralization

Sense 1
centralization, centralisation -- (the act of consolidating power under a central control)
       Antonym of decentralization (Sense 2)
      => decentralization, decentralisation -- (the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun centralization

2 senses of centralization

Sense 1
centralization, centralisation -- (the act of consolidating power under a central control)
       => consolidation, integration -- (the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them")

Sense 2
centralization, centralisation -- (gathering to a center)
       => gather, gathering -- (the act of gathering something)