devolve
ਫ਼ੀਸਦ
definition
verb
measures to devolve power to the provinces
transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.
example
We will continue to 'devolve' power to our regions and localities wherever we can.
Yet another law was passed, in first reading, to 'devolve' some powers of the central government to regional councils.
The fundamental issue is that if you 'devolve' power and money down to the local level you get programmes going in different directions, ineffectiveness, and on occasion corruption.
Central governments do not, generally, wish to 'devolve' effective power in any way - that is the root of this whole problem, and the reason why the government may be following its current course of action.
We expected more from this Government, which came to power promising to 'devolve' power to the regions.
measures to 'devolve' power to the provinces
The government claims regional assemblies would 'devolve' power and decision-making.
Behind the woolly talk of local powers and responsibilities is a failure to 'devolve' real powers or funds to improve transport in the regions.
measures to 'devolve' power to a Scottish assembly
They have legislated to expand trial by jury, 'devolve' powers to local councils and ban the police from entering universities.
The Cabinet cited a need to address ‘practical problems’ that reform might present and to 'devolve' certain powers in such a way as to optimize local autonomy.
The yes campaigners believe this is a unique opportunity to 'devolve' power from Westminster to the region.
He said: ‘If you are going to 'devolve' power to local communities, giving them a list of who should be involved is counter-productive.’
Let's imagine a situation where regional assemblies over England decide to pursue the same line as London, and the national agencies are broken up so as to 'devolve' power to local decision-makers.
Unless we 'devolve' powers to county level and abolish the quangos, we will fail to energise local government to the challenges of the 21st century.
A committee or coalition cannot instigate true love; the responsibility for this 'devolves to' substantial human exemplars.
Shielding programs from Congressional oversight allows for small programs to 'devolve into' gigantic, often bizarre, schemes that would never pass muster with Congress.
In the meantime, the mainstream press is 'devolving into' a combination of conventional entertainment and political theater, all of it remote from the reality that most Americans know.
But at the end of the day, responsibility 'devolves upon' the commander at sea, and Jellicoe had missed the fleeting opportunity to deliver a decisive victory in Trafalgar-fashion.
As the 'devolvement' has proceeded, flexibility and innovation have taken a strange turn.
The governor's call for a non-binding referendum means this responsibility will ultimately 'devolve upon' us.
Williams chokes off every bit of his classic manic energy, which ends up channeling much meaning into every little bit of body language - while never 'devolving into' obvious mannerisms.
The responsibility 'devolving on' man is known, in the phraseology of Islam, as takleef-i-shar'ee or religious obligation, which is laid on every man according to his competence depending on his strength.
Unfortunately, that intensity's exactly what's lacking in Yellowknife, a stylish road movie whose early promise 'devolves into' a hash of bad sex and worse plotting.
Since July 2000 we've seen the 'devolvement' of health trusts and their staff into primary care trusts.
To prevent Burnt Sugar's music from 'devolving into' self-indulgent jam band territory, early in the group's development Tate began using conduction, a system of baton gestures devised by Butch Morris.
Firstly, whether that level of 'devolvement' can be maintained for the future, looking at the great drain that it is on resources.
What is clear is that Jakarta has 'devolved' many powers to the municipalities.
If the detectives are of differing abilities it 'devolves into' a situation where one player is deciding the best move for everybody else.
The current settlement 'devolves' substantial power and funding to the Scottish parliament and compares well with most other sub-national jurisdictions of the world.
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