secondment

[si-kond-muhnt]

noun

1. the transfer of a military officer, official, or employee to another organization for temporary duty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of secondment¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; second ³ + -ment

Example Sentences

Head coach Andy Farrell's staff draws most heavily from the Ireland set-up that he has left on secondment to lead the tourists.

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Interim head coach Simon Easterby may, understandably, still be finding his feet as he steps in for Farrell during the latter's Lions secondment.

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With head coach Andy Farrell - who is on secondment with the British and Irish Lions - watching from the stands, Ireland grabbed the bonus-point score eight minutes from time.

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The former Wales prop has been given a secondment by his English club Harlequins and linked up with Gatland's squad on Monday.

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Ireland gave head coach Andy Farrell a winning send-off before his secondment to the British and Irish Lions as they came from behind to beat Joe Schmidt's Australia in a gripping Test in Dublin.

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