reassignment

American  

[ree-uh-sahyn-muhnt] / ˌri əˈsaɪn mənt /

noun

1. the act of assigning an employee, resources, etc., to a different position, task, or location.

2. a new position, task, etc. to which an employee has been assigned; the period or duration of such a position or task.

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reassignment

The reassignment is part of broader organizational changes that have the effect of making DeepMind—which Google acquired in 2014 and has functioned as a semiautonomous operation—more tightly integrated with the rest of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Equality Act provides protections for people on the grounds of both biological sex and gender reassignment.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The reassignment had never amounted to more than 100 agents at a given time, Cekada said.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Under current district policy, which stretches over 100 pages, a reassignment is not defined as a new work role in another school and does not mean the accused would have similar duties.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

If it hadn’t been for Anya, he probably would have pleaded with his captain for a reassignment.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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