Secondment

//səˈkɒn(d)mənt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment. countable, uncountable

    "Currently on secondment as the Contract Delivery Manager for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Kate is responsible for 210 members of staff - including train drivers, ground staff and frontline operational managers."

  2. 2
    the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere wordnet
  3. 3
    a speech seconding a motion wordnet

Synonyms

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detailendorsementindorsementsecondsecond

Example

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"He's on secondment from the Sydney branch so he's a bit confused where everything is."

Etymology

From second + -ment.

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