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relegation

[rel-i-gey-shuhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

assignment or banishment to an inferior position, place, rank, or condition.
Many factors are responsible for the relegation of disabled people to the margins of society.
The pending legislation shows the relegation of environmental concerns toward the bottom of the priority list in energy politics.
Soccer.��demotion to a lower playing league or division based on a team’s record.
The European leagues are a meritocratic hierarchy connected by promotion and relegation.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin ��ŧ��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ŧ��پ�ō “a sending away, banishment”; relegate ( def. ), -ion ( def. )

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The Premiership believes that a franchise system - with on-pitch relegation scrapped, but teams obliged to hit centrally-set standards on and off the pitch - would attract a flush of new money.

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One of the main reasons behind the fall in attendances last season was the relegation of Bristol City in 2023-24.

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After a only half a season there, the Scotland Under-21 cap moved up to League One with Forest Green Rovers, but following their relegation, he joined Aberdeen the following summer.

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Boro turned to him in October the following year after a disastrous start to the season saw them sack Chris Wilder with the club in the relegation zone.

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These were the first words Melissa Andreatta uttered in the aftermath of her Scotland debut, which not only ended in defeat, but with relegation to Nations League B.

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