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Examples of relegate
relegate
It just might relegate one of J.V. Martin's four tubas to retirement, they said.
From the thestate.com
The thin letters say no or relegate applicants to the limbo of the waiting list.
From the time.com
The new leader of the labor party must relegate him to the opposition back bench.
From the canberratimes.com.au
This would eliminate the legal issue and relegate it to one of personal choice.
From the sacbee.com
The consequence of this was to relegate child abuse to the status of a MacGuffin.
From the independent.co.uk
All of this would seem to relegate Newsom to the high-art avant-garde hinterlands.
From the nytimes.com
One was that, like Alan Shearer at Newcastle, he would relegate the club he loved.
From the independent.co.uk
Accordingly, many organizations relegate social media to the marketing department.
From the forbes.com
New York City isn't ready to relegate the pay phone to an historical footnote.
From the businessweek.com
- Refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
- Demote: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
- Banish: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
- Assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
- (relegation) delegating: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
- (relegation) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
- (relegation) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
- (Relegation) In many sports leagues around the world (with U.S., Canadian and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season in which teams are transferred between divisions. ...
- A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights; Exile, banish, remove, or send away. (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place. ...
