posting
noun/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/
/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/
- (especially British English) (North American English usually post)an act of sending somebody to a particular place to do their job, especially for a limited period of time
- an overseas posting
- a two-year posting to Athens
- The island is rated by diplomats as a hardship posting (= one that people do not like to be sent to because it is not a very comfortable place to live).
Extra Examples- He received a posting to Japan as soon as his training was finished.
- He asked for a posting to the Middle East.
- She has now accepted a posting as ambassador to Latvia.
- She was unable to take up the Bangkok posting.
- Her next posting was at the Department of Health.
- Staff will work abroad on 2–5 year postings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diplomatic
- foreign
- overseas
- …
- get
- take up
- posting as
- posting to
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- (also post)a message sent to a discussion group on the internet; a piece of writing that forms part of a blog
- job postings on the website
- postings on our message board
- I've made a couple of postings about identity theft.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Internet
- online
- blog
- …
- make
- write
- read
- …
- posting about
- posting on
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