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- assignment to a different duty   , - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" - the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
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  • noun assignment to a different duty see more see less types: secondment the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere type of: assignment , duty assignment a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

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/ ˌriːəˈsaɪn /

  • to move (personnel, resources, etc) to a new post, department, location, etc

Derived Forms

  • ˌreasˈsignment , noun

Example Sentences

Leslie H. Gelb on why he must reassign Rahm, dump Larry Summers, and get rid of National Security adviser Jim Jones.

Anyhow, Malone was reasonably sure that he could reassign himself from vacation time, at least until he called Burris.

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  • accommodate
  • accommodate someone with something
  • administration
  • arm someone with something
  • hand something around
  • hand something back
  • hand something down
  • hand something in
  • re-equipment
  • reassignment

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What does the noun reassignment mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun reassignment . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun reassignment is in the mid 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for reassignment is from 1650, in the writing of Thomas Fuller, Church of England clergyman.

reassignment is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: reassign v. , ‑ment suffix .

Nearby entries

  • reassemble, v. ?1473–
  • reassembly, n. 1576–
  • reassert, v. 1647–
  • reassertion, n. 1653–
  • reassertor, n. 1859–
  • reassess, v. a1689–
  • reassessment, n. 1704–
  • reassiege, v. 1587
  • reassign, v. 1611–
  • reassignation, n. 1655–
  • reassignment, n. 1650–
  • reassimilate, v. 1747–
  • reassimilation, n. 1828–
  • reassociate, v. a1513–
  • reassociated, adj. 1881–
  • reassociation, n. ?1792–
  • reassort, v. 1817–
  • reassortant, adj. & n. 1979–
  • reassorted, adj. 1866–
  • reassortment, n. 1767–
  • reassume, v. 1472–

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reassignment, n. was revised in June 2009.

reassignment, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Definition of reassign verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

present simple I / you / we / they reassign /ˌriːəˈsaɪn/ /ˌriːəˈsaɪn/
he / she / it reassigns /ˌriːəˈsaɪnz/ /ˌriːəˈsaɪnz/
past simple reassigned /ˌriːəˈsaɪnd/ /ˌriːəˈsaɪnd/
past participle reassigned /ˌriːəˈsaɪnd/ /ˌriːəˈsaɪnd/
-ing form reassigning /ˌriːəˈsaɪnɪŋ/ /ˌriːəˈsaɪnɪŋ/
  • After his election defeat he was reassigned to the diplomatic service.

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  • The case was reassigned to a different court.

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  • redistribute
  • reapportion
  • share (out)
  • parcel (out)

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  • deprive (of)
  • appropriate

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“Reassign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassign. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.

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reassignment

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From re- +‎ assignment .

reassignment ( countable and uncountable , plural reassignments )

  • The act of reassigning ; a second or subsequent assignment .

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