demotion

as in firing
the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank anyone who objects will get a demotion

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Noun
  • The firings and slashed funding impacted organizations like Sacramento’s Improve Your Tomorrow, which mentors young men of color and prepares them for higher education and joining the workforce.
    Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
  • Immigration advocates now say the Trump administration's hiring and firing decisions could threaten the crucial neutrality of the administrative courts.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite the low scoring, United fans would ideally like to give Amorim time to reshape the squad to his liking, rather than call for his immediate dismissal.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • Despite her persistent efforts to seek help, including documenting her symptoms in detail, Booth continuously faced dismissal from medical professionals.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
  • Despite tariff reductions, tensions remain over economic competition and market access.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • His final match as a professional footballer — Morton announced his sacking on September 19 — ended in a 1-0 defeat.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • This marks the second sacking of a very high-profile fill-in drummer in short order, following Josh Freese having just been fired as Foo Fighters’ drummer, although Freese’s tenure with that group was measured in months and not the decades that Starkey spent filling Keith Moon’s shoes.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 18 May 2025
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“Demotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demotion. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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