demotion

n. reduction to a lower rank or position

A demotion is a reduction in rank or position in an organizational hierarchy system. This can often be caused by work habits or behavior that do not conform to the rules established by the orgainzation. The opposite is a promotion. In sports leagues, this is usually called relegation.
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Noun
1. act of lowering in rank or position
(antonym) promotion
(hypernym) change
(derivation) demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

    motioned

Synonyms and related words:
banishment, blackballing, comedown, concavity, de-escalation, debasement, decadence, decadency, declension, declination, decline, deformation, defrocking, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, depluming, deportation, depravation, depravedness, depreciation, depression, deprivation, derogation, descent, deterioration, detrusion, devolution, diminution, disbarment, disfellowship, displuming, downgrading, downtrend, downturn, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, ducking, dying, ebb, effeteness, exclusion, excommunication, exile, expatriation, extradition, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, fall, falling-off, fugitation, hauling down, hollowness, humbling, humiliation, involution, lapse, loss of tone, lowering, ostracism, ostracization, outlawing, outlawry, reduction, regression, relegation, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, rustication, sinking, slippage, slump, stripping, submergence, suspension, thrusting under, transportation, unfrocking, wane