Devolution Meaning
/diːvəˈluːʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA rolling down.
nounA descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
Sentence Examples
There is no such thing as devolution.
The committee recommends devolution of regulatory power to the provinces.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The gradual ____ of central power to local regions changed the government structure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is no such thing as ____.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from Latin devolvo.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He is the place where the devolution from Heaven and the evolution from earth meet."
— 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 186:
"Governments like devolution because it gives ministers someone else to blame for problems."
— 2020 November 4, Philip Haigh, “Cracks and divisions over funding for public transport”, in Rail, page 55:
"By the 1974 general election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were polling at 30% and there were growing calls for devolution."
— 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 179:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The gradual ____ of central power to local regions changed the government structure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is no such thing as ____.