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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /diːvəˈluːʃən/

Definition 1:
• A rolling down.

Definition 2:
• A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.

Definition 3:
• The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

Definition 4:
• Degeneration.
Example: It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: degradation
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: evolution, development
Labels: derogatory

Definition 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).
Example: The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years.
Labels: government

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/devolution