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    dev·o·lu·tion
    /ˌdevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › devolutionDevolution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DEVOLUTION is transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another; especially : the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government. How to use devolution in a sentence.

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › devolution-government-and-politicsDevolution | History, Benefits & Challenges | Britannica

    Devolution, the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (e.g., state, regional, or local) authorities. Devolution usually occurs through conventional statutes rather than through a change in a country’s constitution; thus, unitary systems of government that have devolved powers.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEVOLUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION definition: 1. the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a…. Learn more.

  5. www.ecnmy.org › learn › your-economicsWhat is devolution? - Economy

    Devolution is when a national government gives up some of its powers to local authorities such as regional parliaments or county councils. Devolution allows these local authorities to set rules and regulations for things like how much income tax nearby residents pay or how much free healthcare they’re entitled to.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEVOLUTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION meaning: 1. the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a…. Learn more.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DevolutionDevolution - Wikipedia

    In 1999, the federal government created Nunavut pursuant to a land claim agreement reached with Inuit, the indigenous people of Canada's Eastern Arctic. Since that time, the federal government has slowly devolved legislative jurisdiction to the territories.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › devolutionDEVOLUTION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    the act, fact, or result of devolving. a passing onwards or downwards from one stage to another. another word for degeneration. a transfer or allocation of authority, esp from a central government to regional governments or particular interests.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdevolution noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region. He was one of the key architects of Scottish devolution. Culture devolution involves the transfer of political power from a central government to a regional government.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › DevolutionDevolution Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    DEVOLUTION meaning: the act or process by which a central government gives power, property, etc., to local groups or governments

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of devolution – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    DEVOLUTION definition: the process of moving power from a central government to local governments. Learn more.