SECONDMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)