authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
noun
the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
noun
mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
“he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
Word Forms
delegate
verb
transfer power to someone
relegate
verb
refer to another person for decision or judgment
depute
verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abstieg
Ermächtigung von Untergebenen, bestimmte Entscheidungen zu treffen
🇫🇷French
relégation
autoriser les subordonnés à prendre certaines décisions
🇪🇸Spanish
descenso
Autorizar a los subordinados a tomar ciertas decisiones.
🇮🇹Italian
retrocessione
autorizzare i subordinati a prendere determinate decisioni
🇳🇱Dutch
degradatie
het machtigen van ondergeschikten om bepaalde beslissingen te nemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
rebaixamento
autorizar subordinados a tomar certas decisões
🇷🇺Russian
вылет
предоставление подчиненным права принимать определенные решения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निर्वासन
अधीनस्थों को कुछ निर्णय लेने के लिए अधिकृत करना
🇧🇩Bengali
নির্বাসন
অধস্তনদের নির্দিষ্ট সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়ার জন্য অনুমোদন করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தள்ளுதல்
சில முடிவுகளை எடுக்க துணை அதிகாரிகளுக்கு அதிகாரம் அளித்தல்
🇮🇳Telugu
బహిష్కరణ
నిర్దిష్ట నిర్ణయాలు తీసుకోవడానికి అధీనంలోని వ్యక్తులకు అధికారం ఇవ్వడం
🇮🇳Marathi
निर्वासन
काही निर्णय घेण्यासाठी अधीनस्थांना अधिकृत करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિકાલ
ચોક્કસ નિર્ણયો લેવા માટે ગૌણ અધિકારીઓને અધિકૃત કરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಡೀಪಾರು
ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಧೀನ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
തരംതാഴ്ത്തൽ
ചില തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എടുക്കാൻ കീഴുദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛੱਡਣਾ
ਅਧੀਨ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
جلاوطنی
ماتحتوں کو کچھ فیصلے کرنے کا اختیار دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
降级
授权下属做出某些决定
🇯🇵Japanese
降格
部下に特定の決定を下す権限を与える
🇰🇷Korean
좌천
부하 직원에게 특정 결정을 내릴 수 있는 권한을 부여하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xuống hạng
ủy quyền cho cấp dưới đưa ra những quyết định nhất định
🇹🇭Thai
การตกชั้น
การอนุญาตให้ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาตัดสินใจบางอย่างได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
degradasi
memberi wewenang kepada bawahan untuk mengambil keputusan tertentu
🇲🇾Malay
penyingkiran
memberi kuasa kepada orang bawahan untuk membuat keputusan tertentu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هبوط
-تفويض المرؤوسين باتخاذ قرارات معينة
🇮🇷Persian
سقوط
اجازه دادن به زیردستان برای اتخاذ تصمیمات خاص
🇹🇷Turkish
küme düşme
Astların belirli kararlar almasına izin verilmesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוֹרָדָה בְּדַרגָה
הסמכת הכפופים לקבל החלטות מסוימות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'relegation'?
The primary meaning of 'relegation' is 'authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'relegation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'relegation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'relegation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'relegation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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