devolution

English Thesaurus

1. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation,
definition	:	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions (noun.act)

domain category	:	administration, governance, governing, government, government activity,
definition	:	the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)

2. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

hypernym	:	physical process, process,
definition	:	a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	attack,
definition	:	the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	obsolescence,
definition	:	the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date (noun.process)

hyponym	:	macular degeneration,
definition	:	eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness (noun.state)

3. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)

derivation	:	devolve,
definition	:	pass on or delegate to another (verb.social)

4. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

antonym	:	development, evolution,
definition	:	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)

derivation	:	degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.body)

5. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)

derivation	:	devolve,
definition	:	pass on or delegate to another (verb.social)

6. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

antonym	:	development, evolution,
definition	:	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)

derivation	:	degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.body)