English-Finnish translations for devolution

Definition of devolution

• A rolling down
• The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another
• The transfer of some powers, and the delegation of some functions, from a central sovereign government to local government; eg. from Westminster to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly

Examples

• It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nations political discourse over the past several years
• The question of whether England should receive devolution like Scotland and Wales have has dogged British politics for years

Related words

• devolver
• liefdevol
• devolve
• devolución
• devolved
• würdevoll
• waardevol
• gradevole