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devolvement

/dɪˈvɑɫvmənt/ noun

The act or process of devolving.

Word Origin Devolvement is built on devolve, from Latin de- 'down' and volvere 'to roll' — literally 'rolling down.' The idea is something rolling downhill, like responsibilities passing to a lower level. The same rolling root gives us evolve (roll out), involve (roll into), and revolution (a rolling around).

noun The act or process of devolving. countable

The devolvement of powers to local authorities was completed last year.

(名词) 权力下放 【权力下放过程】

向地方当局的权力下放已于去年完成。

(sustantivo) El acto o proceso de descentralizar o transferir poderes.

La descentralización de poderes a las autoridades locales se completó el año pasado.

(nom) dévolution; transfert; décentralisation; délégation [Action ou processus de transfert de compétences ou de pouvoirs, notamment d'une autorité centrale vers des instances locales.]

Le transfert des pouvoirs aux collectivités locales a été achevé l'année dernière.

(Substantiv) Dezentralisierung; Übertragung [Der Vorgang oder die Übertragung von Aufgaben, Verantwortlichkeiten oder Befugnissen von einer höheren auf eine niedrigere Ebene, insbesondere an lokale Instanzen.]

Die **devolvement** von Kompetenzen an die lokalen Behörden wurde im vergangenen Jahr abgeschlossen.

(名詞) 権限や責任を委譲する行為または過程

地方自治体への権限委譲は昨年に完了した。

(substantivo) descentralização; devolução; delegação [O ato ou processo de descentralizar.]

A descentralização de poderes para as autoridades locais foi concluída no ano passado.

Synonyms: devolution transfer delegation decentralization Antonyms: centralization retention

Related words

evolve involve revolve devolution evolution revolution convolution revolutionary evolutionist revolver involvement evolvement involute convoluted

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