demote

Definition

Examples

Following the accounting discrepancies, the finance director was demoted to an advisory role.

Word Family

Synonyms

• downgradethe property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
• relegaterefer to another person for decision or judgment

Collocations

• Easy demote an employee
  to demote an employee, meaning to assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
• Medium demote someone for poor performance
  to demote someone for poor performance, meaning to assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
• Hard risk being demoted to lower rank
  to risk being demoted to lower rank, meaning to expose to a chance of loss or damage
• Very Hard demote to an administrative backwater
  to demote to an administrative backwater, meaning to assign to a lower position; reduce in rank