devolution
/diːvəˈluːʃən/ nom C1En français : dévolution
- 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.
- Degeneration. · It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.
- 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.
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