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Definition of assignment

task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done.

task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

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see assign entry 1

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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noun as in job or chore, often assigned

Strongest matches

• responsibility
• undertaking

Strong matches

Weak matches

• daily grind
• fun and games
• long row to hoe

verb as in assign, burden

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They provide response playbooks, help assign tasks to the correct team members, and help capture records of how and when your company took action.

The beauty of it all is that once your papers are organized, your space is cleaner and your tasks are accomplished quicker.

A hashtag challenge is a unique TikTok’s content format where brands ask users to post a certain task using a specific hashtag.

Today’s technologies aren’t up to the task of deep decarbonization.

You can also right-click on the app and choose End task from there.

In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.

Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.

Sabrine is a trained lawyer, likely a helpful quality when your task is to push politicians.

It was a complex task they were asked to do, and every cultural and experiential advantage would be required.

Before dying in 1219, Marshal would begin the task of rebuilding England after decades of war.

And it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.

Will the new issues promptly retire when their special task is over?

He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.

Having accomplished his task within three months Datto Mandi withdrew with all his men, except two who wished to settle at Pardo.

Through the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.

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noun as in special interest or pursuit

• entertainment

noun as in matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity

• circumstance
• office function
• transaction

noun as in mental weight; stress

• accountability
• ball and chain
• encumbrance
• excess baggage
• Herculean task
• obstruction
• thorn in one's side

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Education | Anne Arundel Public Schools up penalties for late assignments, chronically absent students

The changes are designed to increase student responsibility and provide more time for teachers to focus on instruction, he said in a statement.

“Just as our teachers have a responsibility to deliver quality instruction, our students have a responsibility to get their work done on time,” Bedell said in a statement. “Our school system granted a great deal of leniency during the pandemic, but the pandemic is over and we need to strengthen the regulations and allow teachers to focus on instruction and not as many re-dos of student work.”

The changes come after talks with principals, school leadership teams, students and parent groups, Bedell said during a a county school board meeting in July.

Changes to high school grading

The number of re-dos — when an assignment is completed again — students can turn in has been reduced from three to two per class per marking period and must be categorized as an “assessment” in a teacher’s gradebook, meaning projects aren’t eligible for them.

A progressive penalty structure will be put in place for assignments handed in late, which will be detailed at a later date. Late assignments are not eligible for a redo.

Chronically absent students may have credits withheld, regardless of their grade in the class.

Students in all grades who take Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses may opt out of the fourth marking period if they are taking the AP or IB exam.

At the middle and high school levels, the grading scale now defines an E as 50% to 59%. Previously, students could have a grade below 50%. That grade will now be called Unsatisfactory.

“I received feedback from parents that the bar is not high enough,” said Bedell during his address at July’s school board meeting. “So, if Anne Arundel County wants to be one of the best in the country we must raise the bar. And what I know about our students is that they will jump over that bar.”

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