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Relegation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of being relegated; Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of being relegated; demotion in a hierarchy, for example in business countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of being relegated; demotion of status etc. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

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