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The correct spelling is devolution.
How to pronounce devolution
noun
IPA: /diːvəˈluːʃən/
Say it like: Dev-olu-sho-n
The correct spelling is devolution. A rolling down. For example: "It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years."
Usage Examples
“It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years.”
“The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A rolling down.
- 2.A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
- 3.The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- 4.Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
- 5.The transfer of some powers, and the delegation of some functions, from a central sovereign government to local government; eg. from Westminster to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly.
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