DEVOLUTION


Meaning of DEVOLUTION in English

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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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Cronkite expressed surprise at the devolution of TV news into little more than soundbites.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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However, devolution is already quite a commonplace activity in many educational establishments around the world.

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No doubt that was one reason for the deep-rooted Labour hostility to devolution , and there were other reasons.

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One form of horizontal devolution has been a feature of the constitution of the United Kingdom for centuries.

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The history of devolution has been a chequered one in our country, perhaps since the second world war.

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The latter were given a choice between fast-and slow-track devolution .

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The regimes under which nationalised industries function are by no means the only examples of vertical devolution under the United Kingdom constitution at present.

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Their policies on devolution seemed to be going awry.

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This is what I would also like to see happen throughout Great Britain, with devolution and regional assemblies.

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