devolution
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Better an orderly devolution of the highway program to the states, than one enacted in the midst of chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Stevens said that the UK Labour government had delivered all the devolution pledges announced in its 2024 election manifesto.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
It added that the prime minister "confirmed that he would be open to a conversation on powers relating to devolution".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
This was - yet again - their worst showing in the history of devolution.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The first prominent fact that strikes the eye in the history of the three centuries is that the sceptre passed from sovereign to sovereign in quiet and undisturbed devolution.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
Vocabulary lists containing devolution
Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - High School
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U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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