Hypertext Webster Gateway: "relegation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Relegation \Rel`e*ga"tion\ (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F.
rel['e]gation.]
The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated;
removal; banishment; exile.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
relegation
n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating},
{delegation}, {relegating}, {deputation}]
2: mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he
has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
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