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How to pronounce “devolution”
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Pronunciation guide for devolution
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of devolution with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions
What cities need is nothing less than a devolution revolution,
- Definition summary
- A rolling down.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce devolution
The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions
What cities need is nothing less than a devolution revolution,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “devolution”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A rolling down.
- A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
- The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- (derogatory) Degeneration.
- (government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
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