relegation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Types & categories
- empowerment hypernym
- devolvement hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
Types & categories
- classification hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
he has been relegated to a post in Siberia
Types & categories
- banishment hypernym
Related & opposite
- bar derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | depute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | delegate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relegate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | empowerment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | devolvement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | classify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demote |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | classification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bar |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | banishment |