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devolution

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










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Better an orderly devolution of the highway program to the states, than one enacted in the midst of chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That is exacerbated at Stormont due to the end of one-off funding provided when devolution was restored in February 2024.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In Wales, where Labour has continuously been in power since devolution in 1999, 92 seats are up for grabs in an expanded Senedd.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"That is Jane Dodd's decision and the Welsh Liberal Democrat members of the Senedd. That's the whole point of devolution," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But it is no remedy for this state of things to provide for administrative devolution alone.

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




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