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▪ I. secondment1 rare.|ˈsɛkəndmənt, sɪˈkɒndmənt| [f. second v.1 + -ment.] The action of seconding.
1837W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life (1888) I. 93 Sir Robert Harvey proposed the Marquis of Douro... John Robberds, Nurse; with Dr. Evans's most violent secondment. ▪ II. seˈcondment2 [f. second v.2 + -ment.] The action of second v.2 Also transf.; freq. in phr. on secondment.
1897Q. Rev. July 242 The practice of secondment seems to us as objectionable as the word is ungrammatical. 1955Times 25 July 7/5 It should be possible for oversea universities to defray such losses..if they wish to attract teachers on secondment. 1964M. Gowing Britain & Atomic Energy 1939–1945 x. 288 Ways would have to be found of overcoming the staffing difficulty by various kinds of secondment. 1966C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush i. 14 From East Africa..I went to the Sudan on secondment to the Sudan Government. 1976Milton Keynes Express 30 July 33/3 (Advt.), An experienced teacher required..to cover the secondment of the permanent teacher. 1982Guardian 20 Apr. 1/4 Sir Michael was on secondment from Chloride, for which they received an undisclosed payment from BL. |