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secondee

Syllables: sec·ond·ee/sɪˌkɒnˈdiː/US/səˌkɑnˈdiː/

secondee noun: a person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). .

Noun

secondee (plural secondees)

  1. (Commonwealth, UK, labour) A person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). .
    • At the very least, the government should consider restricting the emigration of skilled people who are in short supply and extend its monitoring system to include emigrating graduates of vocational and higher institutes, as well as government secondees and people officially contracted to work...1983, R. Paul Shaw, “Manpower and Educational Shortages”, in Mobilizing Human Resources in the Arab World (Arab World Studies), London: KPI, published 1985, →ISBN, page 182
    • Operator shall engage or retain only such employees, Secondees, contractors, consultants and agents as are reasonably necessary to conduct Joint Operations. For the purposes of this Article 4.3, "Secondee" means an employee of a Non-Operator (or its Affiliate) who is seconded to Operator to provide...2005, Charlotte J. Wright, Rebecca A. Gallun, “Appendix A: AIPN 2002: Model Form International Operating Agreement”, in International Petroleum Accounting, Tulsa, Okla.: PennWell, →ISBN, page 436

Examples of secondee in a sentence

  • Operator shall engage or retain only such employees, Secondees, contractors, consultants and agents as are reasonably necessary to conduct Joint Operations.2005, Charlotte J. Wright, Rebecca A. Gallun, “Appendix A: AIPN 2002: Model Form International Operating Agreement”, in International...
  • There's a whole range of secondees from all over the place.2021 December 15, Stefanie Foster, “Network News: Great British Railways: Start the Railway Reform Now”, in Rail, number 946, Peterborough...

Forms of secondee

pluralsecondees

Origin of secondee

From second (“to transfer (someone) temporarily to alternative employment”, verb) + -ee (suffix forming terms meaning persons or things that actions are done to).

Words that rhyme with secondee

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Questions about secondee

What does secondee mean?
Secondee means a person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). .
How do you use secondee in a sentence?
Operator shall engage or retain only such employees, Secondees, contractors, consultants and agents as are reasonably necessary to conduct Joint Operations.
What part of speech is secondee?
Secondee is a noun.
How do you pronounce secondee?
Secondee is pronounced /sɪˌkɒnˈdiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of secondee?
The plural of secondee is secondees.

Words near secondee in the dictionary

  1. secondary worlds
  2. secondborn
  3. secondborns
  4. seconde
  5. seconded
  6. secondee
  7. secondees
  8. seconder
  9. seconders
  10. secondes
  11. secondhand

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