relegation

Noun
Synonyms: delegatingdelegationrelegatingdeputation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisionsSynonyms: delegatingdelegationrelegatingdeputation
  2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
  3. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position“he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Relegation \Rel`e*ga"tion\ (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F. rel['e]gation.] The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile. [1913 Webster]
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