relegation

English Thesaurus

1. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position (noun.act)

hypernym	:	banishment, proscription,
definition	:	rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone (noun.act)

2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act)

hypernym	:	assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization,
definition	:	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type (noun.act)

3. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions (noun.act)

hypernym	:	authorisation, authorization, empowerment,
definition	:	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant (noun.act)

hyponym	:	devolution, devolvement,
definition	:	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)

4. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position (noun.act)

derivation	:	banish, bar, relegate,
definition	:	expel, as if by official decree (verb.social)

5. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act)

derivation	:	classify, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a class or kind (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)

6. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions (noun.act)

derivation	:	assign, delegate, depute, designate,
definition	:	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)

derivation	:	depute, deputise, deputize,
definition	:	appoint as a substitute (verb.social)

derivation	:	delegate, depute,
definition	:	transfer power to someone (verb.social)

derivation	:	pass on, relegate, submit,
definition	:	refer to another person for decision or judgment (verb.social)

7. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position (noun.act)

derivation	:	banish, bar, relegate,
definition	:	expel, as if by official decree (verb.social)

8. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act)

derivation	:	classify, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a class or kind (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)

9. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions (noun.act)

derivation	:	assign, delegate, depute, designate,
definition	:	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)

derivation	:	depute, deputise, deputize,
definition	:	appoint as a substitute (verb.social)

derivation	:	delegate, depute,
definition	:	transfer power to someone (verb.social)

derivation	:	pass on, relegate, submit,
definition	:	refer to another person for decision or judgment (verb.social)