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SECONDMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("secondment" is a kind of...):
reassignment (assignment to a different duty)
Derivation:
second (transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A speech seconding a motion
Example:
do I hear a second?
Synonyms:
endorsement; indorsement; second; secondment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("secondment" is a kind of...):
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Derivation:
second (give support or one's approval to)
