verb
refer to another person for decision or judgment
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- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
verb
assign to a lower position
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- reduce in rank
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
verb
expel, as if by official decree
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- he was banished from his own country
verb
assign to a class or kind
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Examples
- How should algae be classified?
- People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms