relegation

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noun

Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.

Similar
delegatingdelegationrelegatingdeputation
Opposite
promotion
OriginLatin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis →
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Meanings

nounrelegation (countable and uncountable, plural relegations)

plural relegations

  1. The act of being relegated
    1. countableuncountablehobbiesMoving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.

      Antonyms: promotion

    2. countableuncountabledemotion in a hierarchy, for example in business

      Antonyms: promotion

    3. countableuncountabledemotion of status etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMoving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.

Opposite
promotion

noundemotion in a hierarchy, for example in business

Opposite
promotion

More synonyms by meaning

nounauthorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Similar
delegatingdelegationrelegatingdeputation
Broader
authorizationauthorisationempowerment
Also see
delegationdeputation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrelēgātus
  2. Latinrelēgātiō, relēgātiōnis
  3. Englishrelegation

Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian изпадане
  • изпадане (izpadane)act of being relegated
Catalan descens
  • descenssports: moving from one division to a lower one
Dutch degradatie
  • degradatieact of being relegated
Finnish alennus
  • alennusact of being relegated
French relégation, relégation
  • relégationsports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • relégationact of being relegated
German Abstieg, Relegation
  • Abstiegsports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • Relegationsports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • Abstiegact of being relegated
  • Absteigenact of being relegated
Greek υποβιβασμός
  • υποβιβασμός (ypovivasmós)act of being relegated
Hungarian kiesés, lefokozás
  • kieséssports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • lefokozásact of being relegated
  • leminősítésact of being relegated
  • száműzetésact of being relegated
Polish degradacja, relegacja
  • degradacjaact of being relegated
  • relegacjaact of being relegated
Portuguese despromoção, rebaixamento
  • despromoçãosports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • rebaixamentosports: moving from one division to a lower one
  • despromoçãoact of being relegated
Russian разжа́лование, низвожде́ние
  • разжа́лование (razžálovanije)act of being relegated
  • низвожде́ние (nizvoždénije)act of being relegated
Spanish descenso
  • descensosports: moving from one division to a lower one

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

regelation
Cite this entry
APA

relegation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegation

MLA

“relegation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relegation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegation.

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