- roster of duty
- filling of a job in turn
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
roster of duty
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roster — n. 1) to make up a roster 2) a duty; personnel roster * * * [ rɒstə] personnel roster a duty to make up a roster … Combinatory dictionary
Duty Officer — is the name of a rotating position assigned to a junior military officer in a duty or watch system. The Duty Officer is charged with responsibility for a military unit and acts as the Commanding Officer s representative. The Duty Officer attends… … Wikipedia
Duty officer — is the name of a rotating position assigned to a junior military officer in a duty or watch system. The duty officer is charged with responsibility for a military unit and acts as the commanding officer s representative. The duty officer attends… … Wikipedia
roster — ► NOUN 1) a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave in an organization. 2) a list of names, in particular of sports players available for team selection. ► VERB (usu. be rostered) ▪ assign according to a duty roster. ORIGIN Dutch rooster list … English terms dictionary
roster — UK US /ˈrɒstər/ noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a list of people s names, often with the jobs they have been given to do: »There is a weekly duty roster … Financial and business terms
roster — [räs′tər] n. [Du rooster, orig., gridiron (< roosten, to roast), hence a grating, list (from the ruled paper used in making lists)] 1. a list of military or naval personnel or groups, specif. one showing their regular assignments and periods… … English World dictionary
roster — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ impressive ▪ The firm has built up an impressive roster of clients over the past ten years. ▪ duty ▪ All names should be listed on the duty roster. ▪ active ( … Collocations dictionary
roster — ros|ter1 [ˈrɔstə US ˈra:stər] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dutch; Origin: rooster frame for cooking things on, list , from roosten to roast ] 1.) a list of the names of people on a sports team, in an organization etc on a roster ▪ The club has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roster — noun Etymology: Dutch rooster, literally, gridiron; from the parallel lines Date: 1727 1. a. a roll or list of personnel b. such a list giving the order in which a duty is to be performed < a duty roster > c. the persons listed on a roster 2. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
roster — [[t]rɒ̱stə(r)[/t]] rosters 1) N COUNT A roster is a list which gives details of the order in which different people have to do a particular job. The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores... He was in his office,… … English dictionary
