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designation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appellation, appellative, denomination |
| Type of | name |
| Has types | title of respect, cognomen, form of address, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, street name, title, byname |
| Derivation | designate |
designation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | identification |
| Type of | determination, finding |
| Has types | diagnosis, diagnosing |
| Derivation | designate |
designation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appointment, assignment, naming |
| Type of | decision, conclusion, determination |
| Has types | ordinance, delegacy, co-option, ordination, recognition, nomination, co-optation |
| Derivation | designate |
Examples of designation
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Five schools in that category last year improved enough to shed the designation.
From the sacbee.com
The NCAA infractions committee has the authority to override such a designation.
From the kansas.com
The 15-story building is a gem and is expected to get city landmark designation.
From the suntimes.com
The company is seeking the Star designation for excellence in safety and health.
From the kentucky.com
Bibb also recently earned the designation of international airport professional.
From the tennessean.com
The SwimMAC in Charlotte, N.C. was the first to receive the designation in 2006.
From the ocregister.com
The Design Development Review Commission voted 7-1 to recommend the designation.
From the thestate.com
The Justice Department filing doesn't give the prisoners a specific designation.
From the sacbee.com
Under the revised zoning designation, a hospital could not be built on the site.
From the jsonline.com
- Appellation: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- Appointment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
- The act of designating or identifying something
- (designate) assign a name or title to
- Designate(ip): appointed but not yet installed in office
- (designate) delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- For historic landmarks or places in the United States, the terms "designated" and "designation" have official meanings, as determined by U.S. government agencies or a Landmarks Preservation Commission, etc. ...
- The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication; Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction; That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation; Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase
- (designate) To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested; To call by a distinctive title; to name; To indicate or set ...
