devolutionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a central government to a local government:
The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.
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