devolution
Phonetic
US /ˌdevəˈluːʃn/UK /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn/
Translations
NOUNA rolling down., A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession, The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another., Degeneration (as opposed to evolution)., The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
Variants
- devolutions: Plural
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