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relegation /rɛlɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/noun [mass noun]1The action of assigning to an inferior rank or position: the relegation of women to the domestic sphere...- It was precisely his impersonality or lack of message that warranted his relegation to the status of second-rate playwright.
- In all the pictures, the elimination of human beings - or their relegation to the middle or far distance - stresses the isolation of the implied observer.
- He was a just, if not a strong, governor, but he regarded his appointment with horror as a second relegation from Rome.
1.1British The transfer of a sports team or player to a lower division of a league: the team manager refuses to throw in the towel and admit that relegation is inevitable [count noun]: the club has suffered two successive relegations...- In the 1855 league, there was no provision for promotion or relegation.
- With just one point separating the bottom four, the relegation battle is far from over.
- Pakistan had struggled to avoid relegation from Group One to Group Two.
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