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devolution: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

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trusteeship collapse: the position of trustee

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

depravation collapse

decadence collapse

downward trend collapse

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

demotion collapse: act of lowering in rank or position

deputation collapse: a group of representatives or delegates

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

delegation collapse

consignment collapse: the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

purview collapse

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

downfall collapse: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

retrogression collapse

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

reversion collapse: turning in the opposite direction; a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation); (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

embassy collapse: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; an ambassador and his entourage collectively

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

degeneration collapse: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form; the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

regression collapse: returning to a former state; the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

deterioration collapse: process of changing to an inferior state; a symptom of reduced quality or strength

declension collapse: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

comedown collapse: decline to a lower status or level

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