0 past simple and past participle of furlough
1 to allow or force someone to be absent temporarily from work:
Sarno was jailed immediately but in an unusual move, was furloughed for several hours the following weekend to get married.
Civilian workers were furloughed and test sites were closed within hours.
Some processing delays may have occurred because certain staff were furloughed.
During a government shutdown, furloughed government employees are prohibited from even checking their e-mail from home.
Some position were not replacing retirements and some were furloughed.
Air traffic controllers will continue to work, but about 3,000 airline safety inspectors were furloughed and 800 of them were recalled again.
During the shutdown, most non-exempt government employees were furloughed.
The board also eliminated the adult agriculture education program and furloughed the coordinator.
