designation

英[dezɪg'neɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,dɛzɪɡ'neʃən]

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

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

"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

3. the act of designating or identifying something