secondmentn.1
/ˈsɛkəndmənt//sɪˈkɒndmənt/ rare.
The action of seconding.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or backing > [noun] > seconding
secondment1837
1837 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. 93 Sir Robert Harvey proposed the Marquis of Douro... John Robberds, Nurse; with Dr. Evans's most violent secondment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
secondmentn.2
The action of second v.2 Also transferred; frequently in on secondment.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > assigning officer to staff duty
secondment1897
society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > transfer > temporary
secondment1955
attachment1957
1897 Q. Rev. July 242 The practice of secondment seems to us as objectionable as the word is ungrammatical.
1955 Times 25 July 7/5 It should be possible for oversea universities to defray such losses..if they wish to attract teachers on secondment.
1964 M. Gowing Brit. & Atomic Energy 1939–45 x. 288 Ways would have to be found of overcoming the staffing difficulty by various kinds of secondment.
1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush i. 14 From East Africa..I went to the Sudan on secondment to the Sudan Government.
1976 Milton Keynes Express 30 July 33/3 (advt.) An experienced teacher required..to cover the secondment of the permanent teacher.
1982 Guardian 20 Apr. 1/4 Sir Michael was on secondment from Chloride, for which they received an undisclosed payment from BL.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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