The real power in mainland France devolved into the hands of Laval.

I'd love to see a movement for constructive localism, with power devolved to regional authorities where possible.

It was inevitable that spiritual power should devolve on the urban temples.

With the fall of the monarchy, constitutional power devolved to local juntas.

Should the president fall ill, or for some other reason be temporarily incapacitated, presidential powers and responsibilities devolve upon the Chancellor.

From that moment, power in the Piedmont would slowly devolve to the Savoyards.

As the saying goes, power devolved is power denied.

By the 9th century, the powers of the gastaldi had devolved to largely administrative ones.

Increasingly, political power is devolving to the regions and local institutions.

As the tasks broaden, so the power devolved to these representations will increase, but this is also what we, as a body, have all wanted.