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Answer for the clue "Dispersed authority ", 13 letters:
decentralized

Word definitions for decentralized in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration" [syn: decentralised ] [ant: centralized ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
not centralized; having no center or several centers v (en-past of: decentralize )

Usage examples of decentralized.

The city had its own decentralized computer systems, which reported directly to him and took his instructions by way of his internal radio and video systems.

Life is much more decentralized in 2230 than with us, in the sense that there are no large and concentrated clumps of humanity.

Giordano Bruno who must be regarded as the principal representative of the doctrine of the decentralized, infinite, and infinitely populous universe.

The Draka had a tradition of decentralized command, which meant trusting an officer to accomplish the assigned tasks in his own fashion.

In 1983, the entire surplus sales auction system was decentralized, forcing him to evaluate which of the several DRMOs around the country might offer the best situation.

The drug trade decentralized into several groups, which was just as profitable and safer.