re
le
gate
Third Person
relegates
Present Participle
relegating
Past Tense
relegated
Past Participle
relegated
1
to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank
transitive
- After the poor performance, the manager decided to relegate the employee to a lower position.
- The company's financial troubles forced them to relegate certain projects to a lower priority.
- In academic settings, failing grades may relegate a student to a lower academic level.
- A decline in product quality may relegate a brand to a less prestigious market position.
- The committee will relegate the less critical tasks to junior staff to focus on more strategic projects.
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2
to assign or submit to a particular person for appropriate action or treatment
- The manager decided to relegate the task to the team leader for further review and implementation.
- After receiving numerous complaints from customers, the company chose to relegate the matter to its customer service department.
- The teacher opted to relegate the disciplinary issue to the school administration for investigation and action.
- The attorney decided to relegate the case to the firm's senior partner for expert advice and guidance.
- Upon discovering discrepancies in the financial records, the auditor chose to relegate the matter to the internal audit team.
3
to place or assign someone or something into a particular category
transitive
- The librarian decided to relegate the new books to the fiction section of the library.
- After careful consideration, the hiring manager chose to relegate the candidate to the shortlist for further interviews.
- The coach opted to relegate the rookie player to the starting lineup for the upcoming match.
- Based on the results of the assessment, the teacher decided to relegate the students to different reading groups.
- The curator chose to relegate the artwork to the museum's permanent collection.
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4
to expel or exile someone as a form of punishment
transitive
- The king decided to relegate the traitorous nobleman to a remote island
- In ancient Rome, the senate had the power to relegate political opponents.
- The dictator's regime regularly employed tactics to relegate dissenters to remote labor camps.
- The school principal opted to relegate the troublemaking students to after-school detention.