Meaning Of The Word Relegate

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relegate
If a sports team that competes in a league is relegated, it has to compete in a lower division in the next competition, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
verb: If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position.

relegate in American English
to exile or banish (someone) to a specified place
transitive verb: to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

relegate in British English
to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote

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