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recognition

English

🔊 designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
“he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman”
🔊 the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
“a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces”
🔊 an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
“the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States”
🔊 approval
“give her recognition for trying”
🔊 the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
“territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991”
🔊 (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
“molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities”
🔊 the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
“the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
🔊 coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
“a growing realization of the risk involved”