Definition of "Recognition" :

noun: 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."

noun: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

"A politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces."

noun: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

"A sudden recognition of the problem he faced."

noun: 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."

noun: approval

"Give her recognition for trying."

noun: 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."

noun: (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."

noun: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

"The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work."