demotion

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de·mote

(dĭ-mōt′)

tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes

To reduce in grade, rank, or status: was demoted from captain to lieutenant.

de·mo′tion n.

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Noun

demotion - act of lowering in rank or position

change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

promotion - act of raising in rank or position

demotion

noun

The act or an instance of demoting:

degradation, reduction.

Translations

تَنْزيل رُتْبَه

degradace

degradering

Degradierung

abaissement rétrogradation

lefokozás

stöîulækkun

retrocessione

degradering

degradácia

rütbesini indirme

降级

demotion

[dɪˈməʊʃən] N (gen) → descenso m de categoría (Mil) → degradación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

demotion

[dɪˈməʊʃ^ən] n

[officer, manager] → rétrogradation f

[team] → relégation f

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demotion

n (Mil) → Degradierung f; (in business etc) → Zurückstufung f; (Sport) → Abstieg m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

demotion

[dɪˈməʊʃ/ən] n → degradazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

demote

(diˈməut) verb

to reduce to a lower rank. He was demoted for misconduct.

deˈmotion noun

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