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RELEGATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

Example:

he has been relegated to a post in Siberia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("relegation" is a kind of...):

banishment; proscription (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)

Derivation:

relegate (expel, as if by official decree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("relegation" is a kind of...):

assortment; categorisation; categorization; classification; compartmentalisation; compartmentalization (the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type)

Derivation:

relegate (assign to a class or kind)

relegate (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Synonyms:

delegating; delegation; deputation; relegating; relegation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("relegation" is a kind of...):

authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relegation"):

devolution; devolvement (the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government))

Derivation:

relegate (refer to another person for decision or judgment)

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