official assignment
[/əˈfɪʃəl əˈsaɪnmənt/]
nounpl: official assignments
atribuição oficial / designação oficial / missão oficial
1. A formal task, duty, or responsibility officially given to a person or organization by an authority or employer
The diplomat received an official assignment to represent the country at the summit.
O diplomata recebeu uma atribuição oficial para representar o país na cúpula.
2. A job or project that is formally allocated and documented within an institutional or governmental framework
Her official assignment includes overseeing the new department development.
Sua atribuição oficial inclui supervisionar o desenvolvimento do novo departamento.
3. A written or formal directive assigning duties or work to be completed
The teacher distributed the official assignment for the semester project.
A professora distribuiu a designação oficial para o projeto do semestre.
In Brazilian government and corporate culture, 'official assignments' (atribuições oficiais) are formally documented and often require written confirmation. This term is frequently used in institutional settings such as public administration, diplomacy, military, and educational institutions. In the USA, the term emphasizes formal authorization and accountability, commonly used in government agencies, military, and academic contexts.
Related Idioms & Phrases
carry out an official assignment
be relieved of an official assignment
take on an official assignment
decline an official assignment
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