secondment

[ si-kond-muhnt ]

noun

1. the transfer of a military officer, official, or employee to another organization for temporary duty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of secondment¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; second ³ + -ment

Example Sentences

He can only hope it is an aberration and not a portent for a grim autumn campaign before his secondment with the British and Irish Lions.

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She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital, which paid for her secondment to Mr Kyle's office in opposition - a donation in kind of more than £65,000.

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She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital, which funded her secondment to Mr Kyle's office in opposition to the value of more than £65,000.

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"Following consultation with the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the minister proposed Mr Richard Pengelly for secondment to the role," it added.

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Mr Millington is on secondment from his job as assistant chief fire officer in north Wales, and is facing an employment tribunal alongside that service, and another senior officer.

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