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Relegation

The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.

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Assortment 76% connected

Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Authorization 76% connected

The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Classification 76% connected

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proscription 76% connected

The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Devolution 76% connected

The act of rolling down.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Devolvement 76% connected

The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Bar 74% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bar 74% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Classify 74% connected

To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Classify 74% connected

To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Delegating 92% connected

of Delegate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Delegation 92% connected

The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Deputation 92% connected

The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relegating 92% connected

of Relegate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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