- devolution of power
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devolution of power
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devolution — de‧vo‧lu‧tion [ˌdiːvəˈluːʆn] noun [uncountable] when a national government or a large organization gives some or all of its power to a smaller group or an organization at a more local level: • the devolution of political power * * * devolution… … Financial and business terms
Devolution in the United Kingdom — United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom … Wikipedia
devolution — [[t]di͟ːvəlu͟ːʃ(ə)n, de̱v [/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments. ...the devolution of power to the regions … English dictionary
Devolution — • The right of an ecclesiastical superior to provide for a benefice, when the ordinary patron or collator has failed to do so, either through negligence or by the nomination of an improper candidate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
devolution — Devolution involves the transfer of significant duties and powers from a higher authority to a lower one – for example, from a central government to subordinate regional forms. The transfer stops short of any cession of sovereignty, so that… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
devolution — de·vo·lu·tion /ˌde və lü shən, ˌdē / n: the transfer (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. devolution … Law dictionary
devolution — ► NOUN ▪ the devolving of power by central government to local or regional administration. DERIVATIVES devolutionary adjective devolutionist noun … English terms dictionary
devolution — [dev΄ə lo͞o′shən, dē΄vəlo͞o′shən] n. [ML devolutio, a rolling back < L devolutus, pp. of devolvere: see DEVOLVE] 1. Obs. a rolling down or falling 2. a passing down from stage to stage 3. the passing (of property, rights, authority, etc.) from … English World dictionary
Devolution — Devolve and Devolved redirect here. For other uses, see Devolution (disambiguation). Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local,… … Wikipedia
devolution — devolutionary, adj., n., devolutionist, n. /dev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /dee veuh /, n. 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 … Universalium
devolution — Delegation of power by a central government to local governments. Often power and responsibility is transferred without sufficient funds to maintain the programs. ► “An editorial discusses devolution. It is a creative way of using the… … American business jargon
