My 'assignment' was to clean the equipment. = They gave me the 'assignment' of cleaning the equipment.
The article discusses the recent 'assignment' of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
The reporter's 'assignment' is to interview the candidate.
(..) The Chiet just voted! It was ten to nine! l want that television set turned on! Right now! Cheswick.... -l want to watch television. -No. you have a work assignment. Koutax. Koutax kicks. He delivers. lt's up the middle. it's a base hit. Richardson's rounding tirst! He's going tor second! (..)1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest