recognition

noun [U] (KNOWLEDGE)

/ˌrek·əɡˈnɪʃ·ən/

Definition

› the fact of knowing who a person is or what a thing is because of having seen or experienced that person or thing before: Dole obviously had the greatest name recognition of all the Republican candidates.

(Definition of recognition noun (KNOWLEDGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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