Designation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.
Example sentence: Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, 'Identity Thief,' and Rex Reed, who's a known critic, wrote a scathing commentary on her weight. I think that weight designation is one of the last frontiers of bullying. I don't know what the right 'ism' for it is, but I think that there's a level of that that's happening that's certainly not okay.
Naming
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: (ditransitive) To give a name to.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person.The process of giving names to things.The act of announcing the name of a person, organization etc.
Example sentence: I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive.