Devolution and Overthrow

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

• The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force. )
• The act of disturbing the mind or body.
  • usage: "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
  • synonyms: upset, derangement

verb

• Cause the downfall of; of rulers.
  • usage: "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
  • synonyms: subvert, overturn, bring down
• Rule against.
  • usage: "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
  • synonyms: overrule, overturn, override, reverse

• (n.) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
• (v.t.) To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
• (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
• (v.t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
• (n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.