delegate vs kick upstairs

kick upstairs vs delegate

delegate is a noun but kick upstairs is not a noun.

delegate and kick upstairs both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delegate	Yes	No	Yes	No
kick upstairs	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kick upstairs is a hyponym of delegate; that is, kick upstairs is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delegate:

delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
kick upstairs: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other hyponyms of delegate include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.

delegate (noun)	kick upstairs (noun)
a person appointed or elected to represent others

delegate (verb)	kick upstairs (verb)
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
transfer power to someone

Difference between delegate and kick upstairs

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