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commission [n]
 
1)a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
    Synonyms :committee 
    See Also: administrative_body  commit  economic_and_social_council_commission  blue_ribbon_commission  board  election_commission  fairness_commission  planning_commission  conservancy  select_committee  subcommittee  standing_committee  steering_committee  ethics_committee  finance_committee  politburo  pac  praesidium  zoning_commission  jury  vestry  commissioner  committee_member 
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fee 
 
3)the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
    Synonyms :commissioning 
    See Also: authorisation  mandate 
 
4)the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: operation 
 
5)a group of representatives or delegates
    Synonyms :delegacy delegation deputation mission 
    See Also: organisation  delegate  assign  diplomatic_mission  embassy 
 
6)a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
    Synonyms :charge direction 
    See Also: bid  appoint  charge  misdirection 
 
7)an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
    Synonyms :military_commission 
    See Also: certificate  armed_forces 
 
8)the act of committing a crime
    Synonyms :committal perpetration 
    See Also: crime  commit 
 
9)a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
    Synonyms :charge mission 
    See Also: assignment  appoint  charge  burden  fool's_errand  mission_impossible  martyr_operation 
 
commission [v]
 
1)put into commission; equip for service; of ships
    Synonyms :
    See Also: equip 
 
2)place an order for
    Synonyms :
    See Also: order  charge 
 
3)charge with a task
    Synonyms :
    See Also: authorise  charge  commissioner 
 



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