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demotion

[dih-moh-shuhn] / dɪˈmoʊ ʃən /
NOUN
a demoting
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Barberie was let go four months later after declining a demotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He has been nominated as deputy minister for trade and industry - a significant demotion.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Having won the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2025 at Wembley, their remarkable European journey started in a Swiss courtroom, unsuccessfully appealing their demotion into the Conference League from the second-tier Europa League.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Some administration officials viewed the move as a demotion of sorts for Sacks, moving him further from meaningful AI policy decisions, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

But given their championship, they recognized what seemed an unwarranted demotion and felt more than a little intimidated by their new coach’s bearing.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Bloomberg Law, which first reported the demotions, said Washington Field Office leadership was dissatisfied with the pace of the investigation and that the Miller family shared those frustrations.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the first week of May, the Chinese scientist who first published a sequence of the COVID-19 virus protested authorities barring him from his lab, after years of demotions and setbacks.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

After a post has been flagged by one of the independent fact-checkers, users will be able to lower or maintain the level of demotions on a post.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

In cases in which officers were caught having an inappropriate relationship, Moore wrote, the punishment ranged from suspensions and demotions to “the individual no longer being a member of this organization.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

Unlike many cabinet reshuffles, this one involved no demotions or firings.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023


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