relegation

rel·e·gate  (rl-gt)

tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates

1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition.

2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit.

3. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action.

4. To send to a place of exile; banish.

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[Middle English relegaten, to banish, from Latin relgre, relgt- : re-, re- + lgre, to send, depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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rele·gation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relegation - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions delegating, relegating, delegation, deputation empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
	2.	relegation - the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, assortment, categorisation, categorization - the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
	3.	relegation - mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia" banishment, proscription - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

Translations

relegation [ˌrelɪˈgeɪʃən] N (= demotion) → relegación f (Brit) (Sport) → descenso m

relegation [ˌrɛlɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n (SPORT) [club, team] → relégation f

relegation

n

(lit, fig: = downgrading) → Degradierung f; (Sport: of team) → Abstieg m; (of old toys, furniture etc) → Verbannung f (→ to in (+acc))

(= handing over, of matter, question) → Weiterleitung f (→ to an (+acc))

relegation [ˌrɛlɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → relegazione f, retrocessione f

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relegation [ˌrɛlɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → relegazione f, retrocessione f