ASSIGNMENT

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Definition

noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces). — synonyms: duty_assignment
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. — synonyms: assigning
noun (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance. — synonyms: grant
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. — synonyms: appointment, designation, naming

“This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.”
“We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.”
“The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.”