1. (

• appellation ,
• denomination ,
• designation ,
• appellative

) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others ;

2. (

• appointment ,
• assignment ,
• designation ,
• naming

) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" ;

3. (

• designation ,
• identification

) the act of designating or identifying something ;