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commission

Dictionary definition · commission

noun

  1. a special group delegated to consider some matter"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours"
  2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)"he works on commission"
  3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  4. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation"put the ships into commission"
  5. a group of representatives or delegates
  6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something"the judge's charge to the jury"
  7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
  8. the act of committing a crime
  9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group"a confidential mission to London"

verb

  1. put into commission; equip for service; of ships
  2. place an order for
  3. charge with a task

Similar words

committeecommissioningdelegacydelegationdeputationmissionchargedirectionmilitary commissioncommittal

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).