assignment
/əsˈnaɪnmənt/ · as.sig.nment
noun
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks. This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
- An assigned task. The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
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Did you know? The word 'assignment' has become a common term in academic and professional settings, often referring to a project or task given to students or employees to complete within a specific timeframe.