Noun
act of lowering in rank or position
Source: WordNetThey can't ban or burn Larkin's books. What they can embark on is the more genteel process of literary demotion. Martin Amis
A disappointing 1962-63 campaign, during which United had flirted with demotion, was saved by their triumph over favourites Leicester City in the FA Cup Final, and Quixall played an admirable part in one of the more entertaining of Wembley showpieces. Source: Internet
Another use of contrast was the illustration of the respect and essentially the power of the uniform combined with the ridicule and disregard which the doorman experienced after his demotion. Source: Internet
A spokesman for Trump's campaign insisted on Thursday that the shakeup amount to a demotion for Parscale. Source: Internet
Addams Family Values was a commercial failure, however, which meant the franchise's demotion to the direct-to-video ghetto, the cinematic equivalent of being sent down from the big leagues to play Double A ball in Columbus, Ohio. Source: Internet
Even though the woman would not be a legal wife, a situation normally considered a demotion, many wealthy merchants believed that being the concubine of a samurai was superior to being the legal wife of a commoner. Source: Internet