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devolution
/diːvəˈluːʃən/
noun 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
regulatory
VERB + DEVOLUTION
place, receive, recommends
DEVOLUTION + NOUN
heaven, nation's, scotland, scottish
PREP.
from
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
A rolling down.
2
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
3
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
4
Degeneration.
It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.
He is the place where the devolution from Heaven and the evolution from earth meet.
5
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).
The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years.
Governments like devolution because it gives ministers someone else to blame for problems.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a
noun — the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of e
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.
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He is the place where the devolution from Heaven and the evolution from earth meet.
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The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years.
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There is no such thing as devolution.
Tatoeba · #592706405
The committee recommends devolution of regulatory power to the provinces.
Tatoeba · #1227280506
When did the devolution of the Scottish parliament take place?
Tatoeba · #12299166Usage Notes
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