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.
(..) I really do think you should buy yourself a new book. Well, I've been reading a lot about you. How are you, John? At first, all my work here was trivial... ...but a new assignment came up and... I can't really tell you any details. Top secret? Black bag? Black ops? Something like that. - And... (..)2001 A Beautiful Mind
(..) Two trips to the Pentagon in four years. - That's two more than we've had. - It gets better. Just got our latest scintillating assignment. You know, the Russians have the H-bomb, the Nazis are repatriating South America... ...the Chinese have a standing army of . million... (..)2001 A Beautiful Mind