She hopes she won't be demoted.

I've been demoted.

Oh, you! If you go around with a face like that, I'll have to demote you back down to 'friend' again.

Tom needs to be demoted.

Tom and Mary hope they won't be demoted.

She hopes that she won't be demoted.

They demoted you.

Tom hasn't yet been demoted.

He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.

Yanni was demoted to another position where he will be making less money.