devolution

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A rolling down.
 * 2)  A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
 * 3)  The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
 * 4)   Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
 * 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).
 * 1)   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).
 * 1)   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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 * German: Dezentralisierung, Machtübertragung auf Landesteile
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, hjemfall, overføring
 * Polish: dewolucja


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