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| 1. | [ noun ] as duty that you are assigned to perform especially in the armed forces | |
| Synonyms: | duty_assignment | |
| Examples: | : "hazardous duty" |
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| Related terms: | duty mission guard_duty reassignment fatigue_duty shore_duty sea-duty delegate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law,writing) the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another | |
| Related terms: | legal_document law | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of distributing something to designated places or persons | |
| Synonyms: | assigning | |
| Examples: | "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" |
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| Related terms: | distribution allocation assign | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance | |
| Synonyms: | grant | |
| Related terms: | transferred_property land_grant appanage law | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) | |
| Related terms: | undertaking school_assignment writing_assignment assign | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | |
| Synonyms: | appointment naming designation | |
| Examples: | "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
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| Related terms: | decision nomination delegacy ordination co-option recognition delegate name | |
| Similar spelling: |
assignee assignable assignation assignor assigned assigning assessment |
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