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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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Devolution is the transfer of rights, powers, property, or responsibility to another, especially to local authorities by a central government. It can also mean retrograde evolution or degeneration. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal definition of devolution.
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.
Devolution is the delegation of powers from the central government to subnational units, such as regions or localities. Learn how devolution works in different countries, such as Australia, Canada, France, Spain, and the UK.
Devolution is the transfer of some powers from a central government to institutions in a territory within a country. Learn how devolution works in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and what are the reserved powers of the UK parliament.
Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments. Learn more about the synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of devolution.
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. Discover More. Other Words From.
Devolution is the act of giving power from a central authority or government to a local region. Learn how devolution works in the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and see the origin and usage of the word.
