1. Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
   - delegating, delegation, relegating, deputation 
2. The act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category 
3. Mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

Derived forms: relegations

See also: relegate

Type of: assortment, authorisation [Brit], authorization, banishment, categorisation [Brit], categorization, classification, compartmentalisation [Brit], compartmentalization, empowerment, proscription

Encyclopedia: Relegation

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