secondment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of secondment
Example Sentences
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Around 2013, Walker left the Gates Foundation and moved to the World Bank through a secondment, meaning the foundation continued to pay her salary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
His Met Office training involved a six-month secondment at RAF Northolt and lasted 14 months in total.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
Head coach Andy Farrell's staff draws most heavily from the Ireland set-up that he has left on secondment to lead the tourists.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
During a secondment to the UK embassy in Washington, she met her future husband Nicholas Joicey, who had spent time as a film critic for newspapers and as a speechwriter to then-Chancellor Gordon Brown.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital, which paid for her secondment to Mr Kyle's office in opposition - a donation in kind of more than £65,000.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
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