Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun relegation

3 senses of relegation

Sense 1
delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation -- (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)
       => authorization, authorisation, empowerment -- (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)

Sense 2
relegation -- (the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category)
       => categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment -- (the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type)

Sense 3
relegation -- (mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia")
       => banishment, proscription -- (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)