- reassign
- reassign UK US /ˌriːəˈsaɪn/ verb [T]► WORKPLACE, HR to give an employee a different job, or to arrange for an employee to work in a different place: »
It is unclear if the district will hire more mental-health professionals or reassign existing personnel.
»She has been reassigned to the U.S. embassy in Paris for a six-month period.
► LAW to decide that a legal matter will be dealt with by a different judge or police department: »The Justice Department took the unusual step of reassigning the investigation.
be reassigned to sb »By order of the Appeals Court, the case will be reassigned to another judge.
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