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/əˈsaɪn.mənt/ · noun
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks..
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.
Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.
The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
Use assignment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Assignment means The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks..
Common synonyms include designation, appointment, naming, assigning.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
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