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reassign

British  
/ ˌriːəˈsaɪn /

verb

  1. to move (personnel, resources, etc) to a new post, department, location, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • reassignment noun

Example Sentences

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If Hellerstein were to become unable to see the case through because of either illness or death, it would be reassigned to another judge in the Southern District of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

This approach improved the precision of risk predictions and resulted in 12% to 14% of participants being reassigned to a different risk category.

From Science Daily

He was promoted and reassigned to the Public Integrity Division, which investigates corruption issues, in 2020, according to his lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

Former judges say that, because terminations have happened with no advance notice, remaining court staff have often scrambled to get up to speed on reassigned cases.

From Los Angeles Times

Huntsman said earlier this year that the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors was reassigning or eliminating a third of his staff.

From Los Angeles Times