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devolution

[dev-uh-loo-shuhn, dee-vuh-] / ˌdɛv əˈlu ʃən, ˈdi və- /










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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

This was - yet again - their worst showing in the history of devolution.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In Wales, where Labour has continuously been in power since devolution in 1999, 92 seats are up for grabs in an expanded Senedd.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"That is Jane Dodd's decision and the Welsh Liberal Democrat members of the Senedd. That's the whole point of devolution," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

In the former case, the king is gradually stripped of his powers by a process of devolution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various




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