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Meaning of assignments

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

assignments

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

    Example: This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.

  2. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

    Example: We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.

  3. An assigned task.

    Example: The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.

  4. A position to which someone is assigned.

    Example: Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.