assignment
/ʌsˈaɪnmʌnt/
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Definitions
Noun
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
Noun
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
Noun
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
Noun
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Noun
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
Noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
More General Terms
conclusion
decision
determination
distribution
duty
instrument
labor
legal document
legal instrument
official document
project
task
transferred possession
transferred property
undertaking
More Specific Terms
allocation
apanage
appanage
charge
commission
co-optation
co-option
delegacy
fatigue
fatigue duty
guard
guard duty
land grant
mission
nomination
ordinance
ordination
reassignment
recognition
school assignment
schoolwork
sea-duty
sentry duty
sentry go
service abroad
shipboard duty
shore duty
storage allocation
writing assignment
written assignment