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recognition

noun
  1. designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
    “I was unable to make my motion, because I couldn't get recognition by the chairman.”
  2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
    “The politician's recall of names was as remarkable as their recognition of faces.”
    identification
  3. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
    realization
  4. an acceptance of a claim as true and valid
    “The recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States settled the debate.”
  5. approval, identification based on previous encounters
    “Sometimes recognition for trying is better than a victory.”
    credit
  6. 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”
  7. (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”
  8. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
    “the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
    acknowledgementacknowledgment