[
UK
/ɹˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən/
]
NOUN
- the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
- authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
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mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
he has been relegated to a post in Siberia
How To Use relegation In A Sentence
- But they escaped the relegation trapdoor by just one point as Leicester were held at Stoke. The Sun
- His relegation of the winds to the class of breathings is analogic, but not homologic. Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56
- It was always going to be about trying to stay out of the relegation zone. The Sun
- And another home defeat left them staring the relegation abyss in the face. The Sun
- But this shock win gave City a huge lift in their quest to stave off relegation from the Championship. The Sun
- It was Gillingham's seventh league defeat in a row, but coach John Gorman would not talk of relegation.
- Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.
- Now you tipped Villa to go down last season and they finished sixth - who's your tip for relegation next year?
- The victory was enough to lift Harden up to third from bottom, leaving Thackley and Silsden in the relegation zone with two games to go.
- The treble winners in 2015 found themselves fighting relegation and playing in the Qualifiers. The Sun
