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Devolved elections, let's be frank, haven't been the most exciting experiences over the past couple of decades.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Devolved areas are parts of government policy which are controlled by ministers in the Welsh government, and where laws for them are made in the Senedd.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

Devolved authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have imposed limits on events and social gatherings in the face of the fast-spreading omicron.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022

Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make their own policy.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2021

And the Clare estate with its wealth and its pride Devolved to the Bloets, Walter or Percy.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius