NAMING

• (noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

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

  synonyms : appointment , assignment , designation

• (noun) the verbal act of naming

  "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

• (adj.) inclined to or serving for the giving of names

  "the appellative faculty of children", "the appellative function of some primitive rites"

  synonyms : appellative

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