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[ US /əˈsaɪnmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɐsˈa‍ɪnmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
    the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
  2. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
  3. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
    the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
  4. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
    hazardous duty
  5. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
  6. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

How To Use assignment In A Sentence

  • I have returned to campus enlivened by a sense of professional renewal, and I have developed course syllabi, assignments, and activities that incorporate many ideas from my fellowship experiences.
  • The latest strategy is now seen dropping unsupported accusations across the media spectrum to the effect that the intelligence agency's assignment of Ambassador Joseph Wilson to look into the now-discredited Iraq/Niger/uranium claims were all part of a long-term insidious scheme to try and discredit the Bush Administration. Brad Friedman: Wingnuts Declare Coordinated All-Out Cross-Media War on CIA as Newest Front in TreasonGate!
  • From his driveway, Benelli dispatches patrol cars and sends officers to new assignments.
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • Then he received a yearlong remote assignment overseas and had to go without his family. Christianity Today
  • Hence CI5's involvement, although it had been an assignment with an only partially successful outcome.
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • No statistically significant difference existed in knowledge by task assignment of driver versus navigator.
  • Do you think working 'on assignment' like that will re-accustom you to the writing habit such that, say, your novel or other writing might flow more easily? DC's
  • He is paraplegic after being shot by gunmen while on assignment overseas.
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