RELEGATION

• (noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

  "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"

• (noun) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

• (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

  synonyms : delegating , delegation , deputation , relegating

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