1. to transfer authority, power, or functions from a central authority to local or regional authorities
2. to move departments or operations away from a single central location to several locations

Examples

• The government decided to decentralize education policy to give states more control.
• The company will decentralize its operations by opening regional offices.
• Many countries have chosen to decentralize their healthcare systems.
• The new CEO plans to decentralize decision-making to improve efficiency.
• They want to decentralize the network to make it more secure.
• The organization decided to decentralize its headquarters across multiple cities.