devolution
IPA: dɛvʌɫˈuʃʌn
noun
- A 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.
- (derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
- (government) 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).
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Examples of "devolution" in Sentences
- This excuse led to the war of devolution.
- The miracle would occur through the devolution of money.
- The result was a narrow majority in favour of devolution.
- Devolution in the UK need not take the rest of the world hostage.
- Better that this is placed in the context of the devolution history.
- Devolution of powers and the creation of the autonomous communities.
- The question of influence is a measure of support for devolution only.
- Devolution is the revenge of fiat money on its creator, the government.
- In the Wales referendum, 1979, the proposal for devolution was rejected.
- Or the succession of Ireland from it and the complicated devolution in the UK.
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