relegation

noun

1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Similar word(s): delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating

Definition categories: act, authorization, empowerment

2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

Definition categories: act, assortment, categorization, classification, compartmentalization

3. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

- he has been relegated to a post in Siberia

Definition categories: act, banishment, proscription