identification

Definition

  • noun: the act of finding out who someone is or what something is
  • noun: an act of 'identifying'
  • synonyms: id card, affiliation, allergy

Examples

  • the young teacher's 'self-identification' [='identification'] with his students

  • He needed to show (his) 'identification' before they would cash the check.

  • They had/felt a (strong) sense of 'identification with' their neighbors.

Movie quotes

  • (..) in front of a live television audience. We have a Florida family who are really pioneers in a brave new world. They have volunteered to be the first ever to have microchip identification devices implanted into their body. After , I was really concerned with the security of my family. (..)
    2009 Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup