About The Word Devolution
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Devolution
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What's The Definition Of Devolution?
[n] the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
[n] the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality Synonyms | Synonyms for Devolution: degeneration | devolvement Related Terms | Find terms related to Devolution: See Also | attack | delegating | delegation | deputation | obsolescence | process | relegating | relegation Devolution In Webster's Dictionary \Dev`o*lu"tion\, n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F.
d['e]volution.]
1. The act of rolling down. [R.]
The devolution of earth down upon the valleys.
--Woodward.
2. Transference from one person to another; a passing or
devolving upon a successor.
The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel
known and conformable to old constitutional
requisitions. --De Quincey.
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