Devolution and Consignment

noun

• The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
  • synonyms: degeneration
• The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government. ).
  • synonyms: devolvement

• (n.) The act of rolling down.
• (n.) Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.

DEVOLUTION is the delegation of authority from higher to lower levels.

noun

• Goods carried by a large vehicle.
  • synonyms: cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment
• The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital.
  • synonyms: commitment, committal
• The delivery of goods for sale or disposal. .

• (n.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
• (n.) The writing by which anything is consigned.
• (n.) The act of consigning; consignation.
• (n.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.

1. Adjective - Goods or inventory that are held by a selling agent, wholesaler, or reseller until the goods are either sold or returned to the seller. 2. Verb - The physical transfer of goods from a seller/consignor who retains title to a consignee who acts as a selling agent.