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assignment

noun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

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Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
SS
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

    “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”

noun

  1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

    “the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum”

noun

  1. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

    “hazardous assignment”

noun

  1. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

noun

  1. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

noun

  1. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

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the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
hazardous assignment

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