Synonyms: assignment, appointment, designation, naming
Definition: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Usage: the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Similar words: conclusion, determination, decision
Definition: the act of making up your mind about something
Usage: the burden of decision was his; he drew his conclusions quickly
Synonyms: assigning, assignment
Definition: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
Usage: the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
Similar words: distribution
Definition: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
Synonyms: assignment, duty assignment
Definition: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
Usage: hazardous duty
Similar words: duty
Definition: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
Usage: the duties of the job
Synonyms: assignment
Definition: an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
Similar words: undertaking, task, labor, project
Definition: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Usage: he prepared for great undertakings
Synonyms: assignment
Definition: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
Similar words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
Definition: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms: assignment, grant
Definition: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Similar words: transferred possession, transferred property
Definition: a possession whose ownership changes or lapses