English-Thai Dictionary

devolute

VT ถ่ายโอน อำนาจ 

 

devolution

N การ กระจาย ความรับผิดชอบ  การมอบหมาย หน้าที่  delegation kan-kra-jai-kwam-rab-pid-chob

 

devolution

N การ กระจายอำนาจ จาก ส่วนกลาง ไป สู่ ส่วนภูมิภาค  decentralization kan-kra-jai-am-nad-jak-suan-klang-pai-su-suan-pu-mi-pak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEVOLUTION

n.[L.] 1. The act of rolling down; as the devolution of earth into a valley.
2. Removal from one person to another; a passing or falling upon a successor.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEVOLUTE

Dev "o *lute, v. t. Etym: [L. devolutus, p. p. of devolvere. See Devolve. ]

 

Defn: To devolve. [Obs. ] Foxe.

 

DEVOLUTION

Dev `o *lu "tion, n. Etym: [LL. devolutio: cf. F. dévolution.]

 

1. The act of rolling down. [R.] The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.

 

2. Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor. The devolution of the crown through a... channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions. De Quincey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

devolution

dev o lu tion |ˌdevəˈlo͞oSHən ˌdɛvəˈl (j )uʃən | ▶noun the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, esp. by central government to local or regional administration. • formal descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state: the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness. • Law the legal transfer of property from one owner to another. • Biology evolutionary degeneration. DERIVATIVES dev o lu tion ar y |-ˌnerē |adjective, dev o lu tion ist |-ist |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘transference by default ’): from late Latin devolutio (n- ), from Latin devolvere ‘roll down ’ (see devolve ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

devolution

devolution |ˌdiːvəˈluːʃ (ə )n, ˌdɛv -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration. • Law the legal transfer of property from one owner to another. 2 formal descent to a lower or worse state: the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness. • Biology evolutionary degeneration. DERIVATIVES devolutionary adjective, devolutionist noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘transference by default ’): from late Latin devolutio (n- ), from Latin devolvere ‘roll down ’ (see devolve ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

devolution

devolution noun the devolution of power to the regions: decentralization, delegation; redistribution, transfer; surrender, relinquishment.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

devolution

devolution noun the devolution of power to the regions: decentralization, delegation, dispersal, distribution, transfer, surrender, relinquishment. ANTONYMS centralization.

 

Duden Dictionary

Devolution

De vo lu ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Devoluti o n |die Devolution; Genitiv: der Devolution, Plural: die Devolutionen lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 Rechtssprache veraltet Übergang eines Rechtes oder einer Sache an einen anderen 2 katholisches Kirchenrecht Befugnis einer höheren Stelle, ein von der nachgeordneten Stelle nicht oder fehlerhaft besetztes Amt [neu ] zu besetzen

 

French Dictionary

dévolu

dévolu , ue adj. adjectif 1 droit Échu par droit. 2 Destiné, réservé. : Les avantages dévolus à chaque participant. SYNONYME attribué . LOCUTION Jeter son dévolu sur quelqu ’un, sur quelque chose. Fixer son choix sur, tenter d ’obtenir.

 

Spanish Dictionary

devolución

devolución nombre femenino 1 Acción de devolver :han dado una semana de plazo para la devolución de los libros .2 Objeto o mercancía para devolver :no se admiten devoluciones sin presentar el ticket de compra .

 

devolutivo, -va

devolutivo, -va adjetivo der Que devuelve .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

devolution

dev o lu tion /dèvəlúːʃ (ə )n |dìː -/名詞 U 1 (中央政府から地方自治体への権限などの )移譲, 移管, 委任 .2 (発達面での )段階的推移 [移行 ].3 〘生物 〙退化 .