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devolution

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










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When he was prime minister, David Cameron, together with Chancellor George Osborne, previously introduced "devolution deals".

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Burnham's move to grant the county greater powers, without requiring it to team up with councils in neighbouring areas, could open the door to more devolution for other single counties.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The Treasury is focused on creating a Budget that will not spook financial markets, with a senior source insisting the core themes of Healey's plans would be "fiscal discipline" and "fiscal devolution".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

He said he wanted to offer the Welsh government and Wales' "various communities and regions" the "ability to have deeper devolution in the way that we're pioneering in England".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

In 1885 Mr. Gladstone, the Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamberlain all spoke in favour of devolution.

From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan

It did, however, mean an increasing pressure on the government for fresh devolutions of authority.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

"Oh," said Mrs. Germain, absorbed by the devolutions of the tale.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Maurice Henry Hewlett




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