assignment
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(noun) the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" |
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Synonyms: assigning |
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Related Words: allocation, distribution |
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(noun) as duty that you are assigned to perform especially in the armed forces: "hazardous duty" |
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Synonyms: duty assignment |
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Related Words: charge, commission, duty, fatigue, fatigue duty, guard, guard duty, mission, reassignment, sea-duty, sentry duty, sentry go, service abroad, shipboard duty, shore duty |
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(noun) the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another |
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Related Words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document |
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(noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approvied by the whole committee" |
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Synonyms: appointment, designation, naming |
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Related Words: co-optation, co-option, conclusion, decision, delegacy, determination, nominating, nomination, ordaining, ordination |
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(noun) (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
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Synonyms: grant |
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Related Words: apanage, appanage, land grant, transferred possession, transferred property |
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