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  • 11secondment — Ⅰ. second [1] ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number two in a sequence; 2nd. 2) subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance. 3) (seconds) goods of an inferior quality. 4) (seconds) informal a second course or second helping of food… …

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  • 12secondment — /si kond meuhnt/, n. Brit. the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty. [1895 1900; SECOND3 + MENT] * * * …

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  • 13secondment — noun the process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment …

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  • 14secondment — sec|ond|ment [ sı kandmənt ] noun count or uncount BRITISH a period when you are sent by your employer to work for a different organization or a different part of your organization …

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  • 15secondment — se·cond·ment || sɪ kÉ‘ndmÉ™nt / kÉ’n n. sending an employee from his/her regular office/post for temporary assignment somewhere else; (British) transfer of a military officer to another post for temporary duty; indorsement, speech seconding a… …

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  • 16secondment — se·cond·ment …

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  • 17secondment — noun 1. a speech seconding a motion do I hear a second? • Syn: ↑second, ↑endorsement, ↑indorsement • Derivationally related forms: ↑indorse (for: ↑indorsement) …

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  • 18Prince William of Wales — Infobox British Royalty|royal name = Prince William title = Prince William of Wales imgw = 220 caption = Prince William plays polo at Sandhurst, 2007. royal house = House of Windsor full name = William Arthur Philip LouisAs a titled royal,… …

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  • 19second — ▪ I. second sec‧ond 1 [ˈsekənd] adjective second half/​quarter/​period ACCOUNTING the second half, quarter etc of the financial year: • The company expects second quarter sales to be substantially below those of the equivalent period a year ago.… …

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  • 20Richard Beeching — Infobox Person name = Richard Beeching image size = 200px caption = birth name = birth date = birth date|1913|4|21|df=y birth place = Sheerness, Kent, England, UK death date = death date and age|1985|3|23|1913|4|21|df=y death place = Queen… …

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