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    devolution
    /ˌdiːvəˈl(j)uːʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration: "demands for electoral reform and devolution"
    • 2. descent to a lower or worse state: formal "the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEVOLUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION definition: 1. the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › devolutionDevolution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DEVOLUTION is transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another; especially : the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government. How to use devolution in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DevolutionDevolution - Wikipedia

    Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization .

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › devolution-government-and-politicsDevolution | History, Benefits & Challenges | Britannica

    Jun 10, 2024 · Devolution, the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (e.g., state, regional, or local) authorities. Devolution usually occurs through conventional statutes rather than through a change in a country’s constitution; thus, unitary systems of government that have devolved powers.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › devolutionDEVOLUTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage. the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right. Law. the passing of property from one to another, as by hereditary succession. Biology. degeneration. the transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government. devolution. / ˌdiːvəˈluːʃən / noun.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEVOLUTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION meaning: 1. the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a…. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEVOLUTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the act, fact, or result of devolving. 2. a passing onwards or downwards from one stage to another. 3. another word for degeneration (sense 3) 4. a transfer or allocation of authority, esp from a central government to regional governments or particular interests. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › devolutiondevolution noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    devolution. noun. /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn/. /ˌdevəˈluːʃn/. [uncountable] the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region. He was one of the key architects of Scottish devolution. Culture devolution. Topics Politics c2.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › DevolutionDevolution Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION meaning: the act or process by which a central government gives power, property, etc., to local groups or governments

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › devolutionDEVOLUTION definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION meaning: the process of moving power from a central government to local governments. Learn more.