commission (kəˈmɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- a duty or task committed to a person or group to perform
- authority to undertake or perform certain duties or functions
- a document granting such authority
- military
- a document conferring a rank on an officer
- the rank or authority thereby granted
- a group of people charged with certain duties ⇒
a commission of inquiry
- a government agency or board empowered to exercise administrative, judicial, or legislative authority See also Royal Commission
- the authority given to a person or organization to act as an agent to a principal in commercial transactions
- the fee allotted to an agent for services rendered
- the state of being charged with specific duties or responsibilities
- the act of committing a sin, crime, etc
- something, esp a sin, crime, etc, that is committed
- good working condition or (esp of a ship) active service (esp in the phrases in good working condition or (esp of a ship) active service (esp in the phrases or into commission, out of commission)
- US the head of a department of municipal government
verb
- (tr) to grant authority to; charge with a duty or task
- (tr) military to confer a rank on or authorize an action by
- (tr) to equip and test (a ship) for active service
- to make or become operative or operable ⇒
the plant is due to commission next year
- (tr) to place an order for (something) ⇒
to commission a portrait
Alternative Forms
comˈmissional comˈmissionary adjective Word Origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin commissiō a bringing together, from committere to commit
Synonyms
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appoint,
order,
contract,
select,
engage,
delegate,
nominate,
authorize,
empower,
depute,
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duty,
authority,
trust,
charge,
task,
function,
mission,
employment,
appointment,
warrant,
mandate,
errand,
