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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
  • A rolling down.
  • British 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.
  • pejorative Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
  • The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

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