assignment

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "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."