1. (

• delegating ,
• delegation ,
• relegating ,
• relegation ,
• deputation

) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions ;

2. (

• relegation ,

) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category ;

3. (

• relegation ,

) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia" ;