SECONDMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does secondment mean? 

• SECONDMENT (noun)
  The noun SECONDMENT has 2 senses:

1. a speech seconding a motion

2. the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

  Familiarity information: SECONDMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECONDMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A speech seconding a motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

endorsement; indorsement; second; secondment

Context example:

do I hear a second?

Hypernyms ("secondment" is a kind of...):

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Derivation:

second (give support or one's approval to)

Sense 2

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)