ordinance vs designation

ordinance and designation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ordinance	Yes	No	No	No
designation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, designation is a hypernym of ordinance; that is, designation is a word with a broader meaning than ordinance:

ordinance: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
designation: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

Other hypernyms of ordinance include appointment, assignment, naming.

ordinance (noun)	designation (noun)
the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
an authoritative command	the act of designating or identifying something
a statute enacted by a city government	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others