temporary duty

noun

1. duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. : TDY

Word History and Origins

Origin of temporary duty¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

A Colombian man has been extradited to the United States to face charges of incapacitating and kidnapping two American soldiers on temporary duty in the Colombian capital of Bogota.

From Washington Times

One of these diplomats, who makes up one half of the twin narratives in “The Secret Gate,” was Sam Aronson, a junior Foreign Service officer flown into Kabul on temporary duty in the final days of the U.S. withdrawal.

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A 2019 Government Accountability Office Report analyzing four trips to Mar-a-Lago early in Mr. Trump’s tenure tallied $13.6 million in taxpayer expenses for Department of Defense and Secret Service operational and temporary duty costs.

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A 2019 Government Accountability Office Report analyzing four trips to Mar-a-Lago early in Mr. Trump’s presidency tallied $13.6 million in taxpayer expenses for Department of Defense and Secret Service operational and temporary duty costs.

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One of the documents included in the tweet was a “temporary duty assignment” in early 2001 to South Korea, which are not orders to deploy as Majewski claimed.

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