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Devolution, War of the, also called the Queen's War, one of the wars of conquest initiated by Louis XIV, king of France. Before marrying the French...

Devolution (transfer of powers)

in Russia, in the United Kingdom

1990: Belgium : Devolution.*

Devolution of authority from the central government to the regions continued to be a major concern during 1990. In 1989 a bilingual, self-governing Brussels region, on a par with Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south, had been established, as part of the...

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- delegating of responsibilities: the delegation of responsibilities from a superior to a subordinate, deputy, or substitute
- delegation of power: the transfer of power from a central to a subordinate level or organization, particularly from a central government to regional or local governments

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	Advertisement Windows Live® Search Results Devolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level. devolution - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of devolution from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. Devolution (biological fallacy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In common parlance, "devolution", or backward evolution is the notion a species may evolve into more "primitive" forms. From a scientific perspective, devolution does not exist. See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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