Relegation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Relegation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relegation n authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation] the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relegation \Rel`e*ga"tion\ (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F. rel[82]gation.] The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.