下放

下放 [xià fàng]

1. ■ （权力下放） transfer (power) to a lower level; delegate (power) to local government:

企业下放 put an enterprise under a lower administrative level;

下放企业给地方管理 hand over enterprises to the local authorities; transfer enterprises under the central ministries to the local authorities; placing the enterprises under the control of localities; put enterprises under a lower administrative level

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常用词组

1. ■ （干部下放） transfer (cadres) to work at lower levels; transfer (cadres, etc.) to work at the grass-roots level or to do manual labour in the countryside or in a factory