The phrase "a devolution of power" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about governance, politics, or organizational structures where authority is being transferred from a central authority to smaller, local entities.
Example: "The new policy aims to promote a devolution of power to local governments, allowing them to make decisions that better reflect the needs of their communities."
Alternatives: "a transfer of authority" or "a delegation of power".
3. In 1974, a new SFRY Constitution had provided for a devolution of power from the central government to the six constituent republics of the country.
"In principle, I don't think anyone would argue that there should be a devolution of power in Pakistan," said Khalid Rahman, director of Islamabad's Institute of Policy Studies.
In this way was completed a devolution of power from the undivided empire of the 9th century to a checkerboard of lordships in the 11th lordships in which the control of castles was the chief determinant of success.
Labour missed a golden opportunity during the last parliament to deliver on its core values through a devolution of power after its "centralist instincts" returned, the former frontbencher Tristram Hunt will claim.
He has described the local elections as a "devolution of power" to the grass-roots level and says he aims to create a new political leadership that will deny any role to either Mr. Sharif or Ms. Bhutto.
The draft contained many changes from the previous constitution, including a stronger parliament, the introduction of presidential term limits, the elimination of presidential immunity from prosecution after leaving office, the abolition of the prime minister post, and a devolution of power.
All the Labour London mayoral candidates have called for a devolution of further powers but Thomas has set out the most drastic proposals.
For someone so often lambasted as a control freak, Tony Blair has presided over a huge devolution of power, the consequences of which - local government electoral reform, a possible Plaid-Conservative government, even possible Scottish independence - spiral ever-further from his original intentions.
Services have been devolved to boroughs, yet it is often simply a cost-shunting exercise rather than a true devolution of power and fiscal autonomy – that is, the responsibility is devolved, but not the money to fulfil it.
It must be combined with a Labour agenda for England which promotes a radical devolution of power within England, to its cities, towns and localities.
And third, a similar devolution of power within the NHS with a new form of public funding under which national insurance contributions (NICs) would be exclusively earmarked for the NHS.
