devolution
英 [,diːvə'luːʃ(ə)n; ,dev-]
美['dɛvə'lʊʃən]
- n. 相传，转移；委付；依次；落下
英英释意
- 1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- 2. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)