Meaning & use

Secondee

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A person temporarily transferred or loaned from their usual employer to work in another organization, department, or role.

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As a secondee from the finance team, she spent six months helping the new subsidiary set up its books.

The law firm regularly sends associates as secondees to major client companies.

A note on using this word

"Secondee" is the counterpart to "secondment," the formal arrangement under which an employee is temporarily reassigned elsewhere while remaining employed by their original organization.

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