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词汇 devo
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Definition of devo in English:

devo

nounˈdiːvəʊˈdivoʊ
mass nounBritish
  • The transfer or delegation of power by a central government to a local or regional administration; devolution.

    her speech on more devo was coherent and well thought through
    we have known for a week that devo was not on the agenda
    as modifier the devo deal has considerable support amongst Greater Manchester MPs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the "more devo" option was excluded on the assertion that a straightforward Yes/No vote would deliver a clean result.
    • Big thank you to people of Scotland for putting devo for England on the agenda.
    • I'm from Scotland and I think devo is daft, forget even independence.
    • Her speech was a clear attempt to counter SNP claims that voting "no" means no more devo.
    • Devolution can only be discussed in Westminster if ALL parties have a devo option in their 2015 manifesto.
    • UK gov/Scotland Office are spending £1.5M on their public info campaign on new devo powers.
    • He called for a system of "devo default", where the Government must have a very good reason not to devolve powers on any issue.
    • Were the fault lines already starting to appear even before the serious negotiations about 'devo England' have begun, I wondered?

Origin

1980s: abbreviation of devolution.

Definition of devo in US English:

devo

nounˈdivoʊˈdēvō
British
  • The transfer or delegation of power by a central government to a local or regional administration; devolution.

    her speech on more devo was coherent and well thought through
    we have known for a week that devo was not on the agenda
    as modifier the devo deal has considerable support among Greater Manchester MPs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her speech was a clear attempt to counter SNP claims that voting "no" means no more devo.
    • Were the fault lines already starting to appear even before the serious negotiations about 'devo England' have begun, I wondered?
    • He called for a system of "devo default", where the Government must have a very good reason not to devolve powers on any issue.
    • I'm from Scotland and I think devo is daft, forget even independence.
    • Big thank you to people of Scotland for putting devo for England on the agenda.
    • UK gov/Scotland Office are spending £1.5M on their public info campaign on new devo powers.
    • Devolution can only be discussed in Westminster if ALL parties have a devo option in their 2015 manifesto.
    • But the "more devo" option was excluded on the assertion that a straightforward Yes/No vote would deliver a clean result.

Origin

1980s: abbreviation of devolution.

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