Assigned
Assigned adjective - Appointed to a post or duty.
Transferred and assigned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Transferred" instead a verb "Assigned".
Transferred
Assigned and transferred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assigned" instead a verb "Transferred".
Both words in one sentence
- When a new pilot is transferred in who was assigned because of their track record and not because of big screwups, a pilot jokingly says that he's too normal for the Wraiths.
Source: Dysfunction Junction -
Charlie had already been in the MCU and Driver had been assigned to Robbery, and Charlie recommended to Commissioner Gordon that Driver be transferred after they worked together to clear that case.
Source: Comicbook / Gotham Central - Possibly justified in that the fighter was one assigned to the station, and would have been left behind when Sinclair transferred out, although its next pilot would presumably have had the chance to paint different nose art on it.
Source: Stock Footage Failure
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