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devolution

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10 lettersPronunciation /diːvəˈluːʃən/Part of speech nounSorted deilnootuvStarts with DEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2E3V4O5L6U7T8I9O10N

Definitions

  1. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from Latin devolvo.

Used in a sentence

  • It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.
  • He is the place where the devolution from Heaven and the evolution from earth meet.
  • The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years.

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