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A noun referring to the act of assigning someone or something to a lower or less important position, rank, or authority, often involving the delegation of decision-making power to subordinates.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción de asignar a alguien o algo a un puesto, rango o nivel de autoridad más bajo o menos importante, a menudo incluyendo la transferencia de la toma de decisiones a subordinados.

1. Delegation of authority B2 formal

   The act of assigning decision-making power or responsibility to subordinates or other individuals.

   • Effective relegating of tasks can improve team productivity.
   • The manager's relegating of authority allowed the team to act quickly.
   • Relegating decisions to junior staff requires clear guidelines.

   🇪🇸Delegación de autoridad

   Sinónimos: assignmentcommissiondelegationdeputationdevolution

A verb used to indicate the act of consigning or dismissing someone or something to an inferior rank, position, or condition.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que indica la acción de trasladar o enviar a alguien o algo a un rango, cargo o condición inferior.

1. Demote or downgrade B2 formal

   To assign someone or something to a lower or less important position, rank, or category.

   • The team was relegated to the second division after losing the match.
   • He was relegated to a minor role in the project.
   • The old equipment was relegated to the storage room.

   🇪🇸Degradar, relegar

   Sinónimos: degradedemotedeposedethronedowngradelowerreducestripunseat

   Antónimos: advanceelevatepromoteupgrade

2. Transfer responsibility C1 formal

   To pass on a task, duty, or problem to someone else, often of lower status.

   • The manager relegated the routine paperwork to his assistant.
   • She relegated the difficult decisions to her deputy.
   • The committee relegated the issue to a subcommittee for review.

   🇪🇸Delegar/relegar una tarea o responsabilidad

   Sinónimos: assignconsigndelegateentrusthand overpass onreferremittransfer

   Antónimos: acceptassumekeepretain

• relegated past participle
• relegated past simple
• relegating present participle
• relegates third person singular