Definition of RELEGATED

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commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company

Examples of relegate in a Sentence

The bill has been relegated to committee for discussion. courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire

Recent Examples on the Web Or will old wounds in the chamber relegate him to legislative Siberia? — James Barragán, Dallas News, "After targeting GOP lawmakers in elections, can Dustin Burrows find redemption in the Texas House?," 11 Dec. 2020 Notable omissions like that could relegate the MacBook Pro with M1 to 'curiosity' status for now. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "How Apple's new M1 Macs could finally make Windows on Arm a reality," 11 Nov. 2020 That outcome would relegate Democrats’ expansive agenda on issues including taxes, climate change and health care to the sidelines. — Steven T. Dennis, Bloomberg.com, "GOP Shreds Democrats’ Senate Hopes by Holding Key States," 5 Nov. 2020 Arriving in dealerships later this year, the TRX’s modest raison d’être is to relegate Ford’s iconic F-150 Raptor desert-racing truck to the back of the pack. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "The 2021 Ram TRX, at 702 horsepower, eats other pickups for lunch," 23 Oct. 2020 Unfortunately for Mitch McConnell and his allies, the same demographic trends that threaten to relegate the national Republican Party to long-term minority status are coming for the GOP's Senate power too. — David Faris, TheWeek, "The clock is ticking on Republicans' Senate advantage," 20 Oct. 2020 In 1928 Austin created a Negro District to relegate Black families to East Austin, away from many of the city’s desirable parks, waters, and green spaces. — Sarah Enelow-snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, "In Austin, Tourists Often Miss the City's Black History," 15 Oct. 2020 Why continue to relegate her to a side player in stories largely focusing on white women? — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Where Is Our Flo Kennedy Biopic?," 30 Sep. 2020 The emerging hydrogen-fuel-cell market will relegate such large and heavy batteries to certain parts of the auto market. — WSJ, "California’s 2035 Ban on New Gas-Powered Cars," 29 Sep. 2020

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