Verb (used with object) : to assign rooms at a hotel. ,to assign homework. ,to assign one to guard duty. ,to assign a day for a meeting. ,to assign a cause. ,to assign a contract.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : my heirs and assigns.    From Dictionary.com. 

We're not interested in assigning things to be reviewed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: September 12, 2004 - September 18, 2004 Archives] Reference

President Lincoln has issued a war bulletin assigning General.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News from Abroad] Reference

But I also recognize the danger in assigning a naturalism to it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » New basketball league open to whites only, to get away from the ‘street-ball’ played by ‘people of color.’] Reference

You therefore have a stake in assigning a higher precedence to your version of morality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayn Rand, Wise Philosopher Despite Some Bad Arguments, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

But not to worry; Republicans are experts in assigning blame for their created messes to Democrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin: 'I will forever question' Rev. Wright strategy] Reference

Now, the Exalted One, in assigning rank of merit to the Bhikkhunīs, placed her first for capacity of effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Psalms of the Sisters] Reference

I am not interested in assigning blame but would like there to be some sort of effort to curtail this kind of behavior.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portland gangster hit in broad daylight (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference

Aboras to the Tigris, which may have produced the mistake of Peter, in assigning the latter river for the boundary, instead of the former.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference

Some think, that, though the law of Moses did permit divorce, yet, in assigning the just causes for it, there was a controversy between the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference

As a preface to the passover he intended to celebrate, to which reference is made in assigning the date of his coming: Six days before the passover.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference

The Constitution is clear in assigning to Congress the power to write the laws and to the president a duty '' to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.    From Wordnik.com.  [George W. Bush Administration Rebalancing Balance of Power] Reference

I agree that one should excersise caution in assigning motives to any criminal activity before all the facts are in but could you help me understand this post: jmunny says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee.] Reference

The B.C. Environment Ministry?) correct in assigning a "moderate" rating?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: Daniel Arato, one of the] Reference

Williams bristled at the idea of assigning a position to Milbourne, who at 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds is undersized in the paint.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference

Microsoft Office and its rivals have long supported the idea of assigning an email, contact, appointment or task to a category.    From Wordnik.com.  [PC Authority] Reference

But the notion of assigning responsibility or demanding compensation for climate change is itself based on indirect and inadvertent outcomes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Air in Bangkok] Reference

I just couldn't stand the idea of assigning photographers at their own peril day after day to cover combat and I wanted to learn something about it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get the Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism] Reference

Term `attaching' someone to a unit as opposed to 'assigning' - but they've been doing it for nine years now.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

I didn't know then but now that I reflect upon it, I was already kind of assigning order to the sounds that I was making.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not the Sound, But the Spirit of Jazz] Reference

Although perhaps "assigning" her a "task" isn't the best way of framing it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slate Magazine] Reference

The distinction likely is legal, especially for "assigning" an imputed "share of fault.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lede] Reference

Foursquare uses game concepts such as assigning 'points' for visiting different places in a day.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

Traditional values, such as assigning importance to family, patriotism and stability predicted support of nuclear power.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

The Bats index shakes things up in other ways, such as assigning companies to its own version of the 10 sectors of the economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference

Those with the most successful social media applications are taking various steps to protect information, such as assigning moderators.    From Wordnik.com.  [GovExec.com Top News] Reference

Coordinate all details and documents for the judges meeting, such as assigning suggested categories, print and compile semifinalist binders.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

In some ways, the system works, assigning kids the roles they're comfortable with.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Truth About High School] Reference

But by proposing a total overhaul of Social Security, Clinton is assigning himself a loftier task.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill's Social Security Schmooze] Reference

(If the program had been assigning the paintings randomly, it would have received a score of only 20 percent.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Teaching a Computer to Appreciate Art] Reference

Translation: they can stop assigning doomsday values to securities they think will have more value down the road.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark-To-Market My Words] Reference

After the November election, the Pentagon will go through one of its quadrennial reviews, assigning spending priorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Kosovo Cover-Up] Reference

Still, the assigning of racial identity by white authorities has occasioned far more controversy than is generally realized.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Sellout'] Reference

From giant calculators it was a short leap to assigning digital values to the letters of the alphabet and other logical symbols.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Magic Wands] Reference

The university and hospital agreed with OHRP that assigning Tyler to "the wrong arm" of the study was a "significant" violation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trials--And Errors] Reference

Inside the office, government experts scrutinize rough diamonds that have been mined in Congo, assigning each of them a precise value.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sifting Through A Dark Business] Reference