Definitions for "Downgrading"
(déclassement) - the decision, recorded in writing, of the originator of sensitive information or another officer authorized by the deputy head or head of a department or agency, to lower the classification level of information or remove the designated status
The movement of a job to a lower level in a job-evaluation system (i.e., to a lower job grade and/or pay range within a pay structure). E__________
The re-classification of information to a lower label.