devolution

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Synonyms: revolution, evolution, devotion, desolation, resolution, demolition, exolution, devaluation, advolution, devoration, dedolation

Antonyms: revolution, evolution, devotion, desolation, resolution, demolition, exolution, devaluation, advolution, devoration, dedolation

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|rolling}} A [[rolling]] [[down]].
2. {{senseid|en|descent}} A [[descent]], especially one that passes through a series of [[revolution]]s, or by [[succession]].
3. {{senseid|en|law}} The [[transference]] of a [[right]] to a [[successor]], or of a [[power]] from one body to another.
4. {{senseid|en|pejorative}} {{lb|en|pejorative}} [[degeneration|Degeneration]].
5. {{senseid|en|government}} {{lb|en|government}} The transfer of some powers and the [[delegation]] of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the [[UK|U.K]]. parliament to [[Scottish]] [[parliament]] and [[Welsh]] [[assembly]]).

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