devolution (redirected from devolutionists)

dev·o·lu·tion  (dv-lshn, dv-)

n.

1. A passing down or descent through successive stages of time or a process.

2. Transference, as of rights or qualities, to a successor.

3. Delegation of authority or duties to a subordinate or substitute.

4. A transfer of powers from a central government to local units.

5. Biology Degeneration.

---

[Late Latin dvolti, dvoltin-, from Latin dvoltus, past participle of dvolvere, to roll down, fall to; see devolve.]

---

devo·lution·ary (-sh-nr) adj.

devo·lution·ist n.

---

devolution

Noun

a transfer of authority from a central government to regional governments [Medieval Latin devolutio a rolling down]

devolutionist nadj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality degeneration physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" attack - the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements" obsolescence - the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence" macular degeneration - eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness evolution, development - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
	2.	devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) devolvement governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" delegating, relegating, relegation, delegation, deputation - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

---

devolution

noun transfer of power, decentralization, distribution of power, surrender of power, relinquishment of power

Translations

devolution [diːvəˈluːʃən] n (POL) → descentralización f

---

devolution [diːvəˈluːʃən] n (Pol) → décentralisation f

---

devolution [diːvəˈluːʃən] n → Dezentralisierung f

---

devolution [diːvəˈluːʃən] n (POL) → decentramento