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reassignment

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiəˈsaɪnmənt// UK //ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnmənt// re·as·sign·ment

n. the act of moving someone or something to a different place or job. It usually happens when a person is moved to a new department at work.

n. the act of transferring a person, object, or responsibility from one place, role, or department to another. Often used in professional or administrative contexts to describe the formal movement of personnel.


SIMPLE

The manager sent an email about the reassignment of the team.

CONTEXTUAL

After the merger, many employees faced a sudden reassignment to different departments to streamline the new company structure.

COMPLEX

The reassignment of the lead architect to the residential division was met with mixed reactions, as some feared the project would lose its original creative vision.

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