What is the meaning of assignment?

noun

• A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces. )
  • usage: "hazardous duty"
  • synonyms: duty assignment
• The instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another.
• The act of distributing something to designated places or persons.
  • usage: "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
  • synonyms: assigning
• Law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.
  • synonyms: grant
• An undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor. )
• The act of putting a person into a non-elective position.
  • usage: "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
  • synonyms: appointment, designation, naming