designation

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Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio. Morphologically designate +‎ -ion.

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

An act or instance of designating
Synonym: indication
Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
His designation as chief justice was controversial.
- July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNews[1]
  The designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities
That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
- 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiv:
  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): […]
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 144:
  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.
Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
- 1953, Jacob Hooper Wise, The Meaning in Reading:
  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.

indication

selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment

distinguishing mark or name

use or application