relegation
🇺🇸
/ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃn/
noun
R
When a sports team is moved to a lower league because they did not perform well.
The team faced relegation after many losses.
R
When someone is moved to a less important job or position.
After the scandal, he faced relegation to a less prominent role in the company.
translation
When a sports team is moved to a lower league because they did not perform well.; When someone is moved to a less important job or position.
Word Forms
Plural
relegations