What does 派遣 mean?
派遣 is a Japanese noun meaning “dispatch, send” in English. It can also be translated as “temporary employee (esp. from an agency)” depending on context. It is written as 派遣 in kanji, はけん in hiragana, and haken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
１９５１年にシスター・テレサは当時インド最大の都市であったカルカッタに派遣された。
In 1951, Sister Teresa was sent to Calcutta, then the largest city in India.