Devolution is the transfer or delegation of power from a central government to a subnational, local authority.

the moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level, or from a central government to a local government.

When property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner.

In English, it has been used since the 16th century in civil law to refer to the descent of property through inheritance or legal succession.

Devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government. It is important because it ensures that decisions are made closer to the ...

Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local ...

Devolution is the decentralisation of governmental power. Examples of devolution are the powers granted to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly ...

A legislated transfer of power from a central government to regional governments, upon terms dictated by the central government.

Devolution describes a set of constitutional arrangements where some of the power to make laws and decisions has been transferred by a central parliament or ...