relegation

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relegation

noun relegations

countable, uncountable Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.
Opposite: promotion
countable, uncountable demotion in a hierarchy, for example in business
Opposite: promotion
countable, uncountable demotion of status etc.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: deputation, delegation, delegating, demotion, downgrading, relegitimation, dereliction, rebanishment, redelegation, relinquishment, regredience, reposal, rejection, reprobation, recession, regrading

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noun act of being relegated

Português	despromoção
Français	relégation
Deutsch	Abstieg, Absteigen
Ελληνικά	υποβιβασμός ypovivasmós
Русский	разжа́лование razžálovanije, низвожде́ние nizvoždénije

noun sports: moving from one division to a lower one

Español	descenso
Português	despromoção, rebaixamento
Français	relégation
Deutsch	Abstieg, Relegation

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@misc{relegation_2026,
  title = {relegation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/relegation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}