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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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About 120 employees whose positions were affected have been reassigned; according to Mahajan, no one has been laid off.

From Los Angeles Times

Policyholders frustrated by the silence sought to file new complaints or have their cases reassigned, only to be refused.

From Los Angeles Times

Analysts said that has seen traders reassign investments within the AI area, with the main beneficiaries being chipmakers and other firms needed to build infrastructure.

From Barron's

They reassigned his chief of staff and pressured his deputy to resign, replacing both with officials close to them.

From The Wall Street Journal

In October, the brewer had already announced it was cutting or reassigning 400 jobs as part of a reorganisation of its Amsterdam head office to take advantage of new technologies.

From Barron's