devolve something to someone

Examples of devolved

devolved

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

At odds with a climate of reduced unknowns and devolved responsibility is a desire in good clients to pursue creativity, novelty and delight.
Clearly, by reverting to a more centralized system the party center felt that in 1989 it had devolved too much power to the ordinary members.
This produces an inherently unstable system, managing at arm's length a complex range of diverse organisations to which self-management has been devolved.
Unfortunately, many of the arguments have devolved to an unproductive level.
Administrative budgets have been devolved, and managers have been given increased autonomy in organising offices.
The establishment of these devolved committees with their 'crusading enthusiasm' was later praised officially as a triumph of organisation, devotion, and harmonious cooperation.
Ultimately, responsibility for individual subjects remains with the headteacher and governors, but much work has been increasingly devolved, at least theoretically, to subject leaders.
This style of ' bringing government back in' raises questions about the perceived costs and benefits of devolved forms of network governance in environmental management.
Anxious not to lose their support, the devolved government abandoned the attempt to pursue a more liberal line.
However, as communism evolved power devolved to constituent units who then bargained with the centre for resources.
We have concentrated on examples where financial responsibility is devolved to subnational governments and autonomous social insurance institutions.
In this environment, reconciling a 'devolved market' with public accountability for a centrally funded service may be to enter the territory of the oxymoron.
And surely it is important not simply that authority exists within a community, but that it is devolved from one generation to the next?
Thus, even where the authority to purchase was devolved to front-line staff, it often referred to a limited range of services.
Budgets were not devolved, and no extra remuneration or status was given to any participants.
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