kick downstairs vs delegate

kick downstairs is not a noun while delegate is a noun.

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

As verbs, delegate is a hypernym of kick downstairs; that is, delegate is a word with a broader meaning than kick downstairs:

kick downstairs: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of kick downstairs include assign, depute, designate.

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

kick downstairs (verb)	delegate (verb)
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
	transfer power to someone