Noun
The act of rolling down.
Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe devolution debate will be based upon a proposition no less objectively false than to assert that two and two make five. It is the proposition that it is possible to establish one or more local parliaments within the unitary parliamentary state known as the United Kingdom. Enoch Powell
The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward. Michael Chabon
Issues that once divided Conservatives from Liberal Democrats are now issues where we both agree. Our attitude to devolution and localisation of power. Iraq. The environment. I'm a liberal Conservative. David Cameron
I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation. Jim DeMint
Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other. Johann Lamont
If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion. James Q. Wilson