Noun
- 1. degeneration, devolution, process, physical process
- usage: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- 2. devolution, devolvement, delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation
- usage: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
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