Deputation vs. Secondment

Deputationnoun

The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

Deputationnoun

The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.

Deputationnoun

Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.

Deputationnoun

The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

Deputationnoun

The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.

Deputationnoun

a group of representatives or delegates

Deputationnoun

authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Deputationnoun

a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group

Secondmentnoun

the process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.

Secondmentnoun

a speech seconding a motion;

Secondmentnoun

the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

Secondmentnoun

the temporary transfer of an official or worker to another position or employment

Secondment

Secondment is the assignment of a member of one organisation to another organisation for a temporary period.