noun
                                                authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
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                                                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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                                                                                                        - How should algae be classified?
- People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms