devolvable
Able to transfer
Devolvable describes something that can be transferred or delegated to another, typically authority or responsibility: Certain powers are devolvable to local governments.
The word appears mainly in legal and political contexts, where questions arise about which functions can be passed from central to regional authorities.
Transferring responsibility downward
- assignableAble to be allocated
- transferableAble to be passed along
- reassignableAble to be reallocated
- handoverTransfer of control
decentralization · subsidiarity · entrustment · allocation · designation · consignment · subcontracting · deputization
Divided governmental authority system
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- localismPreference for nearby things
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
provincial · territorial · cantonal · municipal · self-governance · autonomy · assembly · parliament
Legal authority's scope
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- powersAbilities or authorities held
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
sovereignty · mandate · empowerment · statutory · legislative · regulatory · administrative · governmental
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
stewardship · answerability · trust · charge · onus · commitment · mandate · task
delegation
Transferring responsibility downward
- assignableAble to be allocated
- transferableAble to be passed along
- reassignableAble to be reallocated
handover · decentralization · subsidiarity · entrustment · allocation · designation · consignment · subcontracting · deputization · conveyance
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- localismPreference for nearby things
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
decentralization · provincial · territorial · cantonal · municipal · self-governance · autonomy · assembly · parliament · council
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- powersAbilities or authorities held
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-rule · sovereignty · mandate · empowerment · statutory · legislative · regulatory · administrative · governmental · constitutional
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
burden · stewardship · answerability · trust · charge · onus · commitment · mandate · task · function
devolvablecentralized
Concentrated in one location
non-transferable · reserved · retained · inalienable · consolidated
devolvablenon-transferable
Cannot change hands
inalienable · unassignable · inherent · intrinsic · irrevocable
devolve, devolved, devolving, devolvement, devolution, evolve, evolved, evolving, evolution