Rochade

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French rocade.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Rochade f (genitive Rochade, plural Rochaden)

  1. (chess) castling (move consisting of the castle (rook) and king swapping places)
  2. (by extension, business, government, organizations) reshuffle, swap of roles, positions etc.
    Personalrochade(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2022 February 4, “Mehrere enge Mitarbeiter von Boris Johnson verlassen Downing Street”, in Die Zeit:
      Dem Portal Politico zufolge soll der überraschende Abgang von Mirza, die 14 Jahre für Johnson gearbeitet hat und bislang als eine seiner treuesten Unterstützerinnen galt, die Rochade in Gang gesetzt haben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2022 February 16, Ijoma Mangold, “Anti sind immer die anderen”, in Die Zeit:
      Und die Verknüpfung funktioniert so gut, weil gleichzeitig eine Werte-Rochade stattgefunden hat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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