Assignment
noun
A task or piece of work given to someone as a part of their studies or job.
She finished her assignment and submitted it to the teacher.
Often appears as...
- homework assignment
- assignment deadline
noun
The act of assigning; allocation.
He is responsible for the assignment of tasks to the team members.
Often appears as...
- task assignment
- assignment of resources
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Formal
noun
The transfer of a right or property from one party to another.
The contract included a clause about assignment of property rights to the buyer.
Often appears as...
- assignment of rights
- assignment of property
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Legal
noun
An operation which assigns a value to a variable in computer programming.
In the programming assignment, we had to use multiple assignment operations.
Often appears as...
- variable assignment
- assignment operation
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Technical
noun
A task or piece of work given to someone as a part of their studies or job.
She finished her assignment and submitted it to the teacher.
Often appears as...
- homework assignment
- assignment deadline
noun
The act of assigning; allocation.
He is responsible for the assignment of tasks to the team members.
Often appears as...
- task assignment
- assignment of resources
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The transfer of a right or property from one party to another.
The contract included a clause about assignment of property rights to the buyer.
Often appears as...
- assignment of rights
- assignment of property
Usage tips
Legal
noun
An operation which assigns a value to a variable in computer programming.
In the programming assignment, we had to use multiple assignment operations.
Often appears as...
- variable assignment
- assignment operation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'assignment' can change depending on whether it's for study or work.
The work assignment involved analyzing market trends.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Homework
'Assignment' doesn't only mean homework; it can refer to any task given.
He received a challenging research assignment at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Responsibility
Using 'assignment' implies a responsibility to complete a task.
The group took their assignment seriously and met daily.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'assignment' can change depending on whether it's for study or work.
The work assignment involved analyzing market trends.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Homework
'Assignment' doesn't only mean homework; it can refer to any task given.
He received a challenging research assignment at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Responsibility
Using 'assignment' implies a responsibility to complete a task.
The group took their assignment seriously and met daily.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'assignment' can change depending on whether it's for study or work.
The work assignment involved analyzing market trends.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Homework
'Assignment' doesn't only mean homework; it can refer to any task given.
He received a challenging research assignment at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Responsibility
Using 'assignment' implies a responsibility to complete a task.
The group took their assignment seriously and met daily.
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Your Shot: Go On...
theme for this your shot assignment it's a big assignment how is the world changing what's happening around you how can you show that to us in unique in different ways think about bigger themes there's big things that we can name you know climate people technology all those things but also you know don't be afraid to explore how change in your own
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Hidden Humpback Hunt...
of another hunting technique the whales scouring the ocean floor brush out prey a behavior rarely captured on any camera giving scientists a whale's eye view of this extraordinary behavior that's National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
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"Glow in the Dark" Reefs...
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"To This Day" ... for...
embracing violence. When I was a kid, I traded in homework assignments for friendship, then gave each friend a late slip for never showing up on time, and in most cases, not at all. I gave myself a hall pass to get through each broken promise.
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How interpreters juggle...
To keep their emotions in check, they carefully prepare for an assignment, building glossaries in advance, reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs.
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Ice Age Antelope Under...
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Orchids "Pretend" to be...
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Poop-Sniffing Dog Tracks...
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How to deal with...
perhaps confused with how to manage and cope with the situation now for I can help when I was in my mid-thirties I had a meeting with my editor and it was my first major journalism assignment for
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Can Roboshark Fool the...
roboshark first assignment takes him to
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Your Shot: Go On...
theme for this your shot assignment it's a big assignment how is the world changing what's happening around you how can you show that to us in unique in different ways think about bigger themes there's big things that we can name you know climate people technology all those things but also you know don't be afraid to explore how change in your own
Video examples
Hidden Humpback Hunt...
of another hunting technique the whales scouring the ocean floor brush out prey a behavior rarely captured on any camera giving scientists a whale's eye view of this extraordinary behavior that's National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
Video examples
"Glow in the Dark" Reefs...
illuminating certain cells in the body David's team hopes to find a very specific infrared protein if successful scientists may be able to track the inner workings of our brains that's National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
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"To This Day" ... for...
embracing violence. When I was a kid, I traded in homework assignments for friendship, then gave each friend a late slip for never showing up on time, and in most cases, not at all. I gave myself a hall pass to get through each broken promise.
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How interpreters juggle...
To keep their emotions in check, they carefully prepare for an assignment, building glossaries in advance, reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs.
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Ice Age Antelope Under...
how many are surviving and help scientists map their movements around populated areas knowing where the sliders migrate can help protect areas for their survival that's National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
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Orchids "Pretend" to be...
flies usually attracted to the mushrooms help spread the orchids pollen there by aiding reproduction orchid are plentiful here so the bakery is paying off bats National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
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Poop-Sniffing Dog Tracks...
data her team can establish where the animals are roaming the goal is to create protected corridors where these carnivores can hunt and survive that's National Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers
Video examples
How to deal with...
perhaps confused with how to manage and cope with the situation now for I can help when I was in my mid-thirties I had a meeting with my editor and it was my first major journalism assignment for
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Can Roboshark Fool the...
roboshark first assignment takes him to
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Joe Buck
American Celebrity
My dad worked so hard. He slept in his own bed maybe half the nights of the year because of road assignments, but even when he was home, he was covering games. It put a lot of pressure on my mom. She brought in her parents to help out, and it took a village to raise us. I was lucky.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
It's the same assignment on every part: you want to create a real world, and the tone of it is a little different on each movie. You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.
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Khris Middleton
American Athlete
Now, I'm not afraid. Or getting myself down about missing shots or missing an assignment late. The game goes on. You've got another chance. That's definitely a mental thing.
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Kenneth Lonergan
American Playwright
I've done a lot of assignment work in my life, and the only way you can do it is to make it your own as quickly as possible, and then you give it back.
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Reed Morano
American Director
I read it in college as an assignment. I didn't think about it at the time. But when I heard there was a 'The Handmaid's Tale' pilot, I freaked out.
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Randy Pitchford
American Businessman
Things that are created with passion tend to work out better than things that are assignments that we don't really want to do.
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Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.
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Kiran Bedi
Indian Activist
I had a clear vision: if I take up an assignment, I'll do full justice to it; otherwise I'll walk away.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.
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Leslie Fiedler
American Critic
My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.
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Joe Buck
American Celebrity
My dad worked so hard. He slept in his own bed maybe half the nights of the year because of road assignments, but even when he was home, he was covering games. It put a lot of pressure on my mom. She brought in her parents to help out, and it took a village to raise us. I was lucky.
Quote examples
Jeff Bridges
American Actor
It's the same assignment on every part: you want to create a real world, and the tone of it is a little different on each movie. You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.
Quote examples
Khris Middleton
American Athlete
Now, I'm not afraid. Or getting myself down about missing shots or missing an assignment late. The game goes on. You've got another chance. That's definitely a mental thing.
Quote examples
Kenneth Lonergan
American Playwright
I've done a lot of assignment work in my life, and the only way you can do it is to make it your own as quickly as possible, and then you give it back.
Quote examples
Reed Morano
American Director
I read it in college as an assignment. I didn't think about it at the time. But when I heard there was a 'The Handmaid's Tale' pilot, I freaked out.
Quote examples
Randy Pitchford
American Businessman
Things that are created with passion tend to work out better than things that are assignments that we don't really want to do.
Quote examples
Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.
Quote examples
Kiran Bedi
Indian Activist
I had a clear vision: if I take up an assignment, I'll do full justice to it; otherwise I'll walk away.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.
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Leslie Fiedler
American Critic
My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.
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