devolvement
Transfer of authority
Devolvement is the act or process of devolving—transferring power, responsibility, or property to another, typically from a central authority to a local one: The devolvement of decision-making to regional offices improved response times.
The word is a more formal alternative to devolution, used in legal and administrative contexts.
Move between locations
- handoverTransfer of control
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
dispersal · redistribution · localization · empowerment · autonomy · self-governance · federalism · regionalization
Cease resistance, yield
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- cessionFormal transfer of territory
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- yieldingBending under pressure
forfeiture · waiver · abandonment · resignation · concession · handover · release · divestiture
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- downturnEconomic decline period
- worseningBecoming more severe
- slippageGradual loss or decline
backsliding · regression · retrogression · decay · erosion · weakening · diminution · debasement
transfer
Move between locations
- handoverTransfer of control
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
assignment · dispersal · redistribution · localization · empowerment · autonomy · self-governance · federalism · regionalization · outsourcing
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- cessionFormal transfer of territory
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
yielding · forfeiture · waiver · abandonment · resignation · concession · handover · release · divestiture · disclaiming
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- downturnEconomic decline period
- worseningBecoming more severe
slippage · backsliding · regression · retrogression · decay · erosion · weakening · diminution · debasement · slump
devolvementcentralization
Unifying control in one place
consolidation · concentration · centralism · unification · federalization
devolvementrecentralization
Restoring central authority
reassumption · takeback · reversion · reclamation · assumption
involve, evolve, involved, revolution, evolution, revolve, evolving, revolving, involving