Meaning

5 senses
  1. A rolling down.

    ска́тываниеskátyvanije

  2. A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.

    деволю́цияdevoljúcija

  3. The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

  4. (derogatory)Degeneration.

    It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.

  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.

    Dezentralisierung, Machtübertragung auf Landesteile

    the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

Examples

3 sentences
  1. There is no such thing as devolution.

    Не існує такої речі, як "деволюція".

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  2. The committee recommends devolution of regulatory power to the provinces.

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  3. When did the devolution of the Scottish parliament take place?

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a rolling down:
a descent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a transfer of power:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from

Borrowed from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from Latin devolvo.

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Forms

plural: devolutions
Singulardevolution
Pluraldevolutions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
most or all senses:devolvement
Close in meaning
  • the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government):devolvement
  • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality:degeneration

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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