relegation vs classification

classification vs relegation

relegation and classification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relegation	Yes	No	No	No
classification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, classification is a hypernym of relegation; that is, classification is a word with a broader meaning than relegation:

relegation: the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
classification: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

Other hypernyms of relegation include assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization.

relegation (noun)	classification (noun)
authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
	a group of people or things arranged by class or category

Difference between relegation and classification

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