Verb (used with object), : He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. ,He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.    From Dictionary.com. 

USATODAY. com - Duval, Mickelson again relegated to second fiddle.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Duval, Mickelson again relegated to second fiddle] Reference

Tottenham knowing they have been officially relegated from the English.    From Wordnik.com.  [tribalfootball.com] Reference

LONDON (Reuters) - Bristol were relegated from the English rugby Premiership after losing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reuters: Top News] Reference

They were therefore relegated from the Welsh Premier and will not be applying to return this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [WalesOnline - Home] Reference

The Americans had been in danger of being relegated from the elite group for the first time in 17 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Slovakia, Croatia reach Davis Cup final] Reference

The Americans will be relegated from the World Group for the first time in 17 years if they lose both matches.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Bryan brothers give U.S. a 2-1 lead in Davis Cup] Reference

No my friends, the football playoffs were once again relegated to second fiddle by a mighty shadow — The Pit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference

The deal was finalised on June 16, bringing Mowbay from the relegated from the English Premier League, West Brom Albion.    From Wordnik.com.  [SofiaEcho RSS feed] Reference

In some cases, to avoid awkward parentheses, sentences of Sir Harry's own have been relegated from the text to footnotes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference

The day was not so bright for Belenenses and Leixoes, who joined hands as they were relegated from the Portuguese top-flight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

In 2005, its first season back in the top flight, De Graafschap lost out in the Dutch play-offs and were relegated from the Eredivisie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

£119 million and have been relegated from the English top flight.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com] Reference

Crisis club Portsmouth were relegated from the English Premier League on Saturday after West Ham's 1-0 win against Sunderland.    From Wordnik.com.  [News]

"You can't be the top scorer in a team that is relegated, that is not what we are looking for.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference

A government health warning would be prominently displayed instead, with the brand name relegated to tiny, generic font at the bottom.    From Wordnik.com.  [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds] Reference

A government health warning would be prominently displayed instead, with the brand name relegated to a tiny, generic font at the bottom.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

8: 10am Financially troubled Portsmouth were relegated from the English Premier.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

And, you know, for me, I was like, all right, well, how do you -- how do you -- I kind of relegated the fact that, yes, she had something.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2007] Reference

Duval, Mickelson again relegated to second fiddle.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Duval, Mickelson again relegated to second fiddle] Reference

Cavaliers to the O'ahu Bowl - if anyone can be "relegated" to Honolulu.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Why should the referees that make bad decisions be "relegated" to lower league football?.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

Daniels told him that nevertheless he would be relegated to last in line.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Emotional Moonscape] Reference

"The broadcast industry will get walled off and be relegated to a Web site.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Step Closer To Digital Television] Reference

Residents of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island were henceforth relegated to 718.    From Wordnik.com.  [HELLO, MANHATTAN? I LIVE HERE!] Reference

No wonder all of Mexico City, too, has been relegated to the WMF's endangered list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanishing Acts] Reference

"In the rationing process, the HIV patients are being relegated to the end of the line.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Angry Prophet Is Dying] Reference

I believe it is because food-service workers are relegated to such a low position on the social stratum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stop Ordering Me Around] Reference

Huge disputes that once dominated the headlines have been resolved - and relegated to the 27th paragraph.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hostage To The Winds] Reference

The would-be peace-maker, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has been relegated to a role as spectator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sharon's Shadow] Reference

A year ago the insurgents were relegated to sabotaging power and gas lines hundreds of miles outside Baghdad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hell to Pay] Reference

Lewinsky was relegated to room 93 on the ground floor of the Old Executive Office Building, where she opened mail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton And The Intern] Reference

But in recent years he's been relegated to character-actor turns, popping up as Malcolm X in "Ali" and in TV movies.    From Wordnik.com.  [In The Name Of The Father] Reference

The trouble is that such information is often relegated to the fine print of news accounts, if it is included at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York Meets Lake Wobegon] Reference

Twenty years ago, this tale would have been relegated to the (thin) business section of a paper; today it's front-page news.    From Wordnik.com.  [AMID DISASTER, NEW CONFIDENCE] Reference

Israel's cohesiveness is further strained by the presence of 1 million Arab citizens, who still feel relegated to second-class status.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whose Israel Is It?] Reference