1. A system of governance where power and decision-making responsibilities are distributed among multiple regional, local, or departmental entities rather than concentrated in a single central body
The company implemented a decentralized authority structure to empower regional managers.
A empresa implementou uma estrutura de autoridade descentralizada para capacitar os gerentes regionais.
2. A political or administrative system in which authority is delegated to subordinate or local governments
The decentralized authority allowed municipalities to make independent decisions.
A autoridade descentralizada permitiu que os municípios tomassem decisões independentes.