Marvin Ammori

Competitors argue that Google rigs its search algorithms to demote listings for competing search engines. Many of the allegations of demotion come generally from sites of pretty questionable quality, such as Nextag and Foundem. Some of Google's primary competitors in 'specialized search' clearly place well in search results - Amazon and Yelp.

American Lawyer

Valerie Jarrett

Nondiscrimination has been the law of the land for over three decades, yet, in some workplaces, the standard for treatment of pregnant women has remained in the dark ages. Some are fired or demoted, with no hesitation, when a modest accommodation would allow them to continue to work and support their families.

Robert Webb

Ambiguity around ambiguity is forgivable in an unpublished poet and expected of an arts student on the pull: for a professional comedian demoting himself to the role of 'thinker', with stadiums full of young people hanging on his every word, it won't really do.

English Comedian

Bettany Hughes

Territorial expansion demands warriors and, once population levels are stable, demotes the female role. Once religious empires have not just an idea but a territory to call their own, the soldiers of god are of more value than his handmaidens.

Theo Paphitis

Souvenirs always tend to look great when you see them in some exotic souk but awful when you finally get them back home. They tend to start in my study and eventually get demoted to the garage or the loft.

British Businessman

Daniel Dennett

I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.

American Philosopher

Alan Clark

In the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated there comes a day when you are demoted. Even Prime Ministers.

English Politician

Dani Alves

If you lose a title, perhaps it's because your rivals are better than you are. But to be demoted from the top flight is really heartbreaking.

Brazilian Athlete

Helena Bonham Carter

If you're a queen, you're powerless, so I'd probably demote myself and go shopping.

British Actress

Nick Denton

Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on.

British Journalist

Using 'demote' usually implies a setback or punishment for not meeting expectations.

Negative Connotation

Be cautious when discussing demotions as it can be a sensitive subject for some people.

Sensitive Topic

Demote is often used in professional settings to discuss job positions and roles.

Workplace Context

Demoting the importance of something may be subjective and differ from one person's view to another's.

Subjectivity

Someone might feel hurt if their contributions are demoted in value by others.

Emotional Impact

In computing, demoting data can be related to security and access levels.

IT Security

Understanding the classification system is key to knowing when to demote data.

Classification Understanding

 promote demote or otherwise affect uh a tweet um you know as for media sort of ownership i mean you've got you know um mark zuckerberg owning facebook and instagram and whatsapp um and with a share ownership structure that will

Elon Musk talks Twitter,...

 to assume a round shape. However it was the fourth characteristic that compromised Pluto's status. It's inability to clear it's orbit of debris. So Pluto was reclassified and arguably demoted