official designation

collocation in English

meaningsofofficialanddesignation

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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designation
noun
uk
/ˌdez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
an official title ...
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(Definition ofofficialanddesignationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofofficial designation

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My only regret is that work of this importance should have to be relegated to a body whoseofficialdesignationis to be a sub-committee.
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That is theofficialdesignationof the oilfields; there are no fields south of the border.
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However, we are now bringing official practice andofficialdesignationinto line with well-established practice and that should be the end of that question.
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What is theofficialdesignationof this building?
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Anything given theofficialdesignation"free" makes me rather suspicious.
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It is not just a matter ofofficialdesignation.
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Newsholme in proof, and that, as soon as he saw them, he wrote to the editor with a view to the removal of hisofficialdesignationfrom the work.
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The regiment is unusual in that it has twoofficialdesignation.
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The coin'sofficialdesignationwas new penny and this was changed in 1985 to penny.
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This loop was proposed and temporarily designated in 1971 at the beginning of construction, withofficialdesignationin 1973.
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These lands have no administrative function, and there is noofficialdesignationfor this subdivision level.
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Since it was made on an ad hoc basis for special operations forces, it was not formally adopted and has noofficialdesignation.
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Pollution control measures and the river'sofficialdesignationas a wildlife protection zone have now led to the return of many species.
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However, the name might change in the future since theofficialdesignationhas not been designated yet.
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This became theofficialdesignationfor the people in 1931.
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The aircraft was not given anyofficialdesignationcode.
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International was added to the airport'sofficialdesignationafter the 1950s-era improvements.
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Theofficialdesignationis, however, rarely used in reference to the road.
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Unlike later packs which had specific code names this formation was left without anofficialdesignation.
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