Synonyms: recognition
Definition: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
Usage: he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman
Similar words: 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
Synonyms: recognition, identification
Definition: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Usage: a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces; experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
Similar words: memory, remembering
Definition: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Usage: he can do it from memory; he enjoyed remembering his father
Synonyms: realisation, realization, recognition
Definition: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
Usage: a growing realization of the risk involved; a sudden recognition of the problem he faced; increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
Similar words: savvy, apprehension, discernment, understanding
Definition: the cognitive condition of someone who understands
Usage: he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Synonyms: recognition
Definition: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
Usage: the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States
Similar words: acceptance, credence
Definition: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
Usage: he gave credence to the gossip; acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
Synonyms: credit, recognition
Definition: approval
Usage: give her recognition for trying; he was given credit for his work; give her credit for trying
Similar words: commendation, approval
Definition: a message expressing a favorable opinion
Usage: words of approval seldom passed his lips
Synonyms: recognition
Definition: the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
Usage: territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991
Similar words: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
Definition: negotiation between nations
Synonyms: recognition
Definition: (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
Usage: molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities
Similar words: organic phenomenon
Definition: (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
Synonyms: recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
Definition: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Usage: the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work; she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
Similar words: acceptance
Definition: the state of being acceptable and accepted
Usage: torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club