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How to pronounce devolution in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms devolvement
Type of delegation, delegating, relegating, relegation, deputation
Derivation devolve
Type Words
Synonyms degeneration
Type of physical process, process
Has types attack, obsolescence, macular degeneration

Examples of devolution

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Tremonti says implemening the devolution plan will not change total tax revenue.
From the bloomberg.com
The biggest devolution of power in recent years has been to national assemblies.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's one bit of devolution that appears to be off the cards for the time being.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The story of devolution in Scotland, though, is not a story of creeping break-up.
From the economist.com
Yet these issues do point up one way in which devolution has made a difference.
From the economist.com
They fear that they would be losers under any devolution of tax-raising powers.
From the economist.com
Between 1982 and 1986 it served as the seat of the rolling-devolution assembly.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In addition, the devolution took place differently from one province top another.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Increased presence contributed to Labour holding a devolution referendum in 1979.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • Degeneration: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  • The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
  • (devolve) pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
  • (devolve) fall: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  • (devolve) grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
  • Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level. ...
  • Devolution is the fourth full-length studio album from American crossover thrash band, M.O.D.. It was released in 1994 on Music For Nations and follows 1992's Rhythm of Fear.
  • In common parlance, "devolution", "de-evolution", or backward evolution is the notion that a species can change into a more "primitive" form. ...
  • (Devolve (EP)) The Devolve EP is now infamous in Shihad fan culture as something of a holy grail. Originally released in 1990 on a limited run of 1000 vinyl records (Later re-released to a limited run of CDs).