Meanings
plural secondments
- countableuncountableThe process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
Currently on secondment as the Contract Delivery Manager for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Kate is responsible for 210 members of staff - including train drivers, ground staff and frontline operational managers.
2020 April 22, Paul Stephen, “COVID-19: meet the railway heroes”, in Rail, page 41Synonyms: detail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 臨時調任 /临时调任
- 臨時調任 /临时调任 (línshí diàorèn)temporary transfer
Dutch detachering
- detacheringtemporary transfer
Finnish siirto, komennus
- siirtotemporary transfer
- komennustemporary transfer
French détachement
- détachementtemporary transfer
German Abordnung
- Abordnungtemporary transfer
Indonesian detasering
- detaseringtemporary transfer
Italian distaccamento
- distaccamentotemporary transfer
Japanese 出向
- 出向 (shukkō)temporary transfer
Spanish comisión de servicio
- comisión de serviciotemporary transfer
Cite this entry
secondment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondment
“secondment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondment.
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