devolvement

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)

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

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