devolution
[noun]
Synonyms: deterioration, atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, dégringolade, downfall

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Antonyms: evolution
Contrasted words: development, progress, progression
Related Words: regression, regressiveness, retrogression, retrogressiveness, receding, recession, retrogradation, retrograding

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de‧vo‧lu‧tion /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃən/ noun [uncountable]
when a national government gives power to a group or organization at a lower or more local level
—devolutionist adjective
—devolutionist noun [countable]

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