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devolution

[dev-uh-loo-shuhn, dee-vuh-] / ˌdɛv əˈlu ʃən, ˈdi və- /










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From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

There are different types of devolution in place across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as in parts of England.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

After devolution, it became responsible for many other areas, including:

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Stormont's finance minister has been making the case to the Treasury to restore the "stabilisation fund" - additional one-off funding which accompanied the restoration of devolution in 2024, which has now ended.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It is evident that the Liberal Unionist seceders drew a sharp distinction between separation and devolution.

From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.




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