relegated
Americanadjective
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sent or consigned to a lower position, place, or condition.
Over time, after the people’s uprising, reports of human rights violations became a relegated segment of evening news.
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(of a task or other matter) consigned or committed to someone to take care of.
Besides these relegated duties that the Chair performs on behalf of the committee, the Chair is also expected to keep abreast of new regulatory trends.
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One case relegated to the slow lane involves a unit of the global consulting firm Accenture, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, there is precedent for a promoted side that had a first season as good as Sunderland's to be relegated in their second.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They were one of only three teams to fail to win a match during this spell, along with relegated Burnley and Wolves.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
West Ham were relegated from the Premier League in May and are due to play their first home game of the new season, a Carabao Cup match against Portsmouth, on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Paul’s own at-home technology was relegated to a black-and-white television he had in his room, and on which he watched local channels and monster movies.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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