Level700
verb (動詞)
relegate
追いやる、降格させる、格下げする
💡 Usage & Nuance:
役職や地位、重要度などを「格下げする」「追いやる」という意味で、人事異動や組織変更、製品の重要度に関する文書（Part 7）で使われることがあります。
🔄 Paraphrase & Synonyms
demote
downgrade
assign to a lower position
banish
📝 Business Examples
After the poor performance, the manager was relegated to a less significant role.
業績不振の後、その部長はより重要度の低い役割に降格させられた。
Part 5 Practice Quiz
Verify your vocabulary strength for "relegate"
Due to budget cuts, several projects were _______ to a lower priority.
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 予算削減により、いくつかのプロジェクトが「優先順位を下げられた（格下げされた）」が文脈に合います。
English: Budget cuts would lead to projects being 'relegated' (assigned to a lower rank) in terms of priority.
English: Budget cuts would lead to projects being 'relegated' (assigned to a lower rank) in terms of priority.
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