Reassignments

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of assigning someone to a different role or position within an organization or system
2. the process of reallocating tasks or responsibilities to others as needed
3. the reallocation of duties or goals to accommodate changes in personnel or objectives

Etymology: "Reassignments" is the plural of "reassignment", a noun for the act of assigning someone or something to a new post, task or role. The word is built from the prefix "re-", meaning again or back, attached to "assignment", which means a task or duty allotted to someone. "Assignment" carries the older sense of formally allotting or setting something aside. The prefix "re-" traces back through Latin, where it had the same meaning of back or again, and it reached English from Old French. The base "assign" came into English from Old French and ultimately from Latin "assignare", meaning to mark out or allot, so the whole word is a layered combination of Latin prefix and Latin-derived stem. Because "reassignment" is a plain compound of two established English parts, its meaning is transparent: each time a job is handed out again, a new assignment is made. The plural simply counts several such changes at once.

Synonyms: transfers, reallocations, redistributions, reallocations, designations

Antonyms: retentions, holdings, preservations, maintenances, continuations