- delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
--1 is a kind of authorization, authorisation, empowerment
--1 has particulars: devolution, devolvementDerived form: verb relegate1
- relegate, pass on, submit - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
--1 is one way to submit, subject
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun relegation1, noun relegating1
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
--2 is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun relegation2
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
- banish, relegate, bar - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
--3 is one way to expel, throw out, kick out
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun relegation3
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- relegate, classify - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
--4 is one way to assign, attribute
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun relegation2
Somebody ----s something PP