NOUN | act | relegation, delegating, delegation, relegating, deputation | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions |
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act | relegation | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category / category | |
act | relegation | mild banishment |
Meaning | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions. | |
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Synonyms | delegating, delegation, relegating, deputation | |
Narrower | devolution, devolvement | The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) |
Broader | authorization, authorisation, empowerment | The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
Spanish | delegación, diputación | |
Catalan | delegació, diputació | |
Verbs | relegate | refer to another person for decision or judgment |
Meaning | The act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category / category. | |
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Broader | categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment | The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type |
Verbs | relegate | assign to a class or kind |
relegate | assign to a lower position |
Meaning | mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position. | |
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Broader | banishment, proscription | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
Spanish | relegación | |
Catalan | relegació | |
Verbs | relegate | expel, as if by official decree |
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