noun / verb
post
An assigned position of work or responsibility.
She holds a senior post at the local hospital.
Etymology
The older word names a place where someone or something is stationed. A work post extends that assigned location to an assigned set of responsibilities.
More examples
- The guard stays at his post until noon.
- Two teaching posts remain vacant at the school.
- The supervisor posts a guard at each entrance.
Forms
post · posts · posted · posting