SECONDMENT

secondment

(noun) the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement

(noun) a speech seconding a motion; โ€œdo I hear a second?โ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

secondment (countable and uncountable, plural secondments)

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

Anagrams

• condemnest

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