designation
15
4.9
- noun
- /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
:
nombramiento
- After a rigorous evaluation process, the board awarded the designation of ‘Employee of the Year’ to Sarah.
- sanctuary designation
- retirement designation
- received a designation
So Compass quickly actually got FDA fast track designation, which was a big thing, stuff like that.
- So Compass quickly actually got FDA fast track designation, which was a big thing, stuff like that.
Examples
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The participants' mean GPA was 3.16 (SD = 0.54) with 79% meeting the designation of first-generation college student.
Academic text (2012) -
The committee's decision resulted in a formal designation of John as the project leader, effective immediately.
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Each June, students received their section designation when they arrived the morning of Orientation Day.
Academic text (2015) -
Not only are these students, as their designation implies, uncommon people, but these, by any standard, are uncommon times.
Academic text (1992) -
For many years, Erikson's theory was best known for its designation of the "identity crisis" of adolescence.
Academic text (1993) -
Netty received a designation of "needs improvement" on the state assessments of reading and math.
Academic text (2013) -
It's an official designation.
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NEHA's Food Protection and Industry Affiliate jointly awards a NEHA member the designation of Food Industry Sanitarian each year.
Academic text (1993) -
The college announced her new designation as Head of the Department during the annual faculty meeting.
Synonyms
183
2.5
An official job or position someone is given
130
2.9
Putting someone into a job or role
11
4.1
A ceremony that puts someone into an official job
4
3.5
Choosing someone for a job or official position, not by election
An official act by people in power that appoints someone or makes a rule
Antonyms
How Official
- Formal
11
4.1
- Formal
183
2.5
- Formal
15
4.9
734
3.3
15
2.1
- US
30
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word designation comes from Latin words de- and signare, meaning 'to mark', and it is from the same root as the everyday word sign. So a designation is the official act of choosing or naming someone for a job or a role.