The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
A rolling down.
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.