1. 名称;称号;标示;指定;命名;指派
A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.

1. the act of designating or identifying something

Synonym: identification

2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

e.g. the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

Synonym: appointmentassignmentnaming

3. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Synonym: appellationdenominationappellative