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designation
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As a noun, designation means an act or instance of designating.
Meanings of designation
7 meaningsnoun
An act or instance of designating
Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
“His designation as chief justice was controversial.”
That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Similar: appellation, denomination, appellativeThe act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
Similar: appointment, assignment, namingThe act of designating or identifying something
Similar: identification
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).