designation — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

chief, justice

The chief designation of the committee was to oversee all financial matters for the organization.

VERB + DESIGNATION

15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations, accept, name, undo

They decided to accept the designation as a charitable organization last year.

ADV.

such

The company changed its official designation such that employees now had clearer job titles.

Definitions

noun

1

An act or instance of designating

2

Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.

His designation as chief justice was controversial.

July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNewshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210805184306/https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations/ The designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities

3

That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.

The Romans evolved a quite different system of nomenclature, which in its classical form consisted of three names, the praenomen (e.g. Marcus), nomen (e.g. Tullius), and cognomen (e.g. Cicero), and two other designations (the name of the father and of the tribe): […]

Man is the most aggressive animal in the sea (and on the land as well), and all the "man-eater" stories in history will not change this designation.

4

Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.

It doesn't list all the connotations that the term may have in various contexts: it specifies the designation of the term, or one of the designations of the term.

5

Purpose, aim, intention.

Deſignation, or Deſign, (Lat[in] and French) a purpoſing or contriving.

But ſo far as Words are of Uſe and Signification, ſo far is there a conſtant connexion between the Sound and the Idea; and a Designation, that the one ſtand for the other: without which Application of them, they are nothing, but ſo much inſignificant Noiſe.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of designating or identifying something

identification

noun — the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

noun — identifying word or words by which someone or something is c

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

His designation as chief justice was controversial.

Wiktionary

02

July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNewshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210805184306/https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations/ The designation of fund

Wiktionary

03

The Romans evolved a quite different system of nomenclature, which in its classical form consisted of three names, the praenomen (e.g. Marcus), nomen (e.g. Tullius), and cognomen (e.g. Cicero), and tw

Wiktionary

04

They do not preach by name or designation.

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05

The designation is given to places that are deemed to have “outstanding universal value to humanity.”

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06

The leader will be whoever decides to accept the designation.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, designation is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.