1. The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
   - degeneration 
2. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
   - devolvement

Derived forms: devolutions

See also: devolve

Type of: delegating, delegation, deputation, physical process, process, relegating, relegation

Antonym: evolution

Encyclopedia: Devolution

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