devolution

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This anti-devolution, anti-war group represents people and their family members, close relatives and friends, who are fighting in the war front or living in border villages / war effected areas.

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  1. noun A passing down or descent through successive stages of time or a process.
  2. noun Transference, as of rights or qualities, to a successor.
  3. noun Delegation of authority or duties to a subordinate or substitute.

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  • Why not asymetric devolution, as found in Spain, to the regions and nation of the UK that want it. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • The generative force in JFJO thrives on evolution and devolution, a thrillingly immediate philosophical ying-yang that actually honors their jazz ancestors more than any codified, wine bar, bebop-ish bull (oh Wynton, why must you have such a big mouth and so much influence?). —  JamBase
  • They have not secured any increases or changes in spending in the 2009-10 budget but have won Salmond's agreement to draft a joint submission to the Calman commission on strengthening devolution, asking for the Scottish government to be given its own borrowing powers. —  Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
  • In doing so, they have betrayed the small firm sector which they purport to support and, worst still, have betrayed the very essence of devolution, which is doing things differently, and better, for the Welsh nation. —  BlogCymru.com
  • This anti-devolution, anti-war group represents people and their family members, close relatives and friends, who are fighting in the war front or living in border villages / war effected areas. —  Kottu
 

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  1. Late Latin dēvolūtiō, dēvolūtiōn-, from Latin dēvolūtus, past participle of dēvolvere, to roll down, fall to; see devolve.

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  1. = French dévolution = Spanish devolucion = Portuguese devolução = Italian devoluzione, from Middle Latin devolutio(n-), from Latin devolvere, past participle devolutus, roll down: see devolve.
 

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/dɛvəˈljuʃən/
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