designation

Etymology

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

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.
   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. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 144
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. 1953, Jacob Hooper Wise, The Meaning in Reading