verb
- reduced to a lower rank, position, or grade
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘demote’
Examples
- The manager was demoted after the project failed.
- She felt embarrassed about being demoted to a junior position.
- The sergeant was demoted to private for misconduct.
- He was demoted from team captain due to poor performance.
- The company demoted several executives during restructuring.
- After the scandal, the politician was demoted within the party.