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rotation

 
 
/rəʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [C or U]

Definition

WORKPLACE, HR the process of regularly changing the person who does a particular job, so that it is done at different times by different people: in rotation They all work the night shift in rotation. Italy has rules on the mandatory rotation of auditing firms at regular intervals.
STOCK MARKET sector rotation
→ See also job rotation
(Definition of rotation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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