reassignment

American  

[ree-uh-sahyn-muhnt] / ˌri əˈsaɪn mənt /

noun

1. the act of assigning an employee, resources, etc., to a different position, task, or location.

2. a new position, task, etc. to which an employee has been assigned; the period or duration of such a position or task.

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Example Sentences

Kasia, the victim's daughter who was still living in Poland when Zablocka went missing, told police she believed her mother wanted to undergo gender reassignment surgery but could not afford to, Aspden said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“Only the stronger medicine of reassignment will put a stop to the parade of irregular proceedings and rulings...” it said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

They point to Hochman’s reassignment of two prosecutors, Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford, who worked with Gascón on the Menendez motion and recommended the brothers be freed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

People who use it can also access other services such as hormone treatment and mental health services, but those approved for gender reassignment must travel outside Northern Ireland because there is no surgical service here.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The day before Doug Swieteck came back, our principal reported during Morning Announcements that Mrs. Sidman had accepted “voluntary reassignment to the Main Administrative Office.”

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt