RELEGATION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

relegation

noun

Definition of relegation

as in deportation

the forced removal from a homeland the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II

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Recent Examples of relegation There is also a relegation system. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 At least 20 players from the Challenger Series will earn promotion to the Championship Series each season, while those who fall short at the top level risk relegation. — Kyle Tatelbaum, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 The new model will feature two concurrent running series — a Championship Series and a Challenger Series — that will feature the promotion and relegation of players. — Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Membership will consist of a minimum of 90 players from the prior season’s points list and 20 players promoted from the Challenger Series, introducing a true promotion and relegation system. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026 Wednesday, who are under new ownership, have already sold more than 20,000 season tickets for 2026-27 and supporters are hopeful the club can immediately bounce back from relegation. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Matheus Fernandes was believed to be a target before Tottenham Hotspur reportedly beat Manchester United to the signing of the Portuguese midfielder who suffered relegation from the Premier League with West Ham last season. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka death camp began.

— USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
That month, the first of three deportation flights brought dozens of Iranians back to Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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Accra’s 1969 migrant expulsion and Uganda’s mass ban three years later both triggered capital flight and supply chain chaos.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
The poems explore themes of loss, identity, artmaking and the natural world, as well as the 1885 expulsion of Chinese immigrants from Eureka, California.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 21 June 2026

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