Definition of "assignment" []

• The act of assigning. (noun)
• Something, such as a task, that is assigned. See Synonyms at task. (noun)
• A position or post of duty to which one is assigned. (noun)
• Law The transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property from one to another. (noun)
• Law The instrument by which this transfer is effected. (noun)

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• "I believe that this assignment is the most challenging of them all - and I believe it even more after reading the first batch of posts on this thread."
• "The other assignment is a knitted hat, and I might just move on to that one."
• "The man making the assignment is his direct supervisor, one of those cheerful mid-level managers who somehow manages to get away with statements and actions that would land others in deep trouble (the Bill Haydon of his particular spy club)."