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devolution

[ dev-uh-loo-shuhnor, especially British, dee-vuh- ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
  2. the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right.
  3. Law. the passing of property from one to another, as by hereditary succession.
  4. Biology. degeneration.
  5. the transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.


devolution

/ ˌ徱ːəˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the act, fact, or result of devolving
  2. a passing onwards or downwards from one stage to another
  3. another word for degeneration
  4. a transfer or allocation of authority, esp from a central government to regional governments or particular interests
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𱹴ˈܳپDzԾ, nounadjective
  • ˌ𱹴ˈܳپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • o·tDz·y adjective noun
  • o·tDz· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of devolution1

1535–45; (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin ŧDZūپō- (stem of ŧDZūپō ) a rolling down, equivalent to Latin ŧDZū ( us ) rolled down (past participle of ŧDZ; devolve ) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of devolution1

C16: from Medieval Latin ŧDZūپō a rolling down, from Latin ŧDZ to roll down, sink into; see devolve
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But Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said the UK government was delivering the largest budget settlement in the history of devolution.

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But last month, the government announced elections would be postponed in nine areas, where the councils are undertaking reorganisation and devolution.

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That welfare regime is seen as the Scottish government having different priorities from the UK one, and devolution in action.

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He said he believed it was a "wonderful and laudable piece of legislation", but said it suffered from "everything that devolution has suffered from in Wales" which he called "the gap between aspiration and delivery".

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Following the service, the funeral cortege will pass the Senedd in Cardiff Bay where he served as Presiding Officer - the Llywydd - for the first 12 years of devolution.

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