devolution
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Ap Iorwerth said the 7 May poll was the "most important election in the history of devolution".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Indeed just five MSPs who were present at the dawn of devolution are standing again.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
It would be a complicated move, because this ancient office - which dates back to 1478 - is knitted into the devolution settlement itself.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
"And so again, we've seen the devolution of the discourse. How do we come back from a place that we have fallen into?"
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
That devolution to a local authority, or to local authorities, is the proper remedy for evils affecting Great Britain and Ireland, has been, for various reasons, admitted by responsible statesmen during the last fifty years.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
