commission
Americannoun
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the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
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an authoritative order, charge, or direction.
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authority granted for a particular action or function.
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a document granting such authority.
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a document conferring authority issued by the president of the U.S. to officers in the Army, Navy, and other military services, and by state governments to justices of the peace and others.
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the power thus granted.
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the position or rank of an officer in any of the armed forces.
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a group of persons authoritatively charged with particular functions.
a parks commission.
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the condition of being placed under special authoritative responsibility or charge.
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a task or matter committed to one's charge; official assignment.
The architect received a commission to design an office building.
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the act of committing or perpetrating a crime, error, etc..
The commission of a misdemeanor is punishable by law.
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something that is committed.
He was held accountable for his evil commissions.
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authority to act as agent for another or others in commercial transactions.
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a sum or percentage of what has been paid that is allowed to agents, sales representatives, etc., for their services.
In addition to her salary, she will get a 20 percent commission for each sale she makes.
verb (used with object)
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to give a commission to.
to commission a new graduate of a military academy with the rank of lieutenant.
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to authorize; send on a mission.
I've been commissioned by my friend overseas to find him a cheap apartment in New York.
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to give the order that places a warship, military command, etc., in a state of complete readiness for active duty.
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to give a commission or order for.
The owners commissioned a painting for the building's lobby.
idioms
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in commission,
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in service.
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in operating order.
A great deal of work will be necessary to put this car in commission again.
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Navy. Also into commission. (of a ship) manned and in condition for or ordered to active service.
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out of commission,
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not in service.
Telephone lines were out of commission for several days after the storm.
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not in operating order.
Sorry, but I can't bake cupcakes for you while the stove is out of commission.
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on commission, paid entirely or partially with commissions from sales one has made or for work one has done.
The salespeople who are on commission earn 6 percent of the total amount they sell.
noun
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a duty or task committed to a person or group to perform
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authority to undertake or perform certain duties or functions
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a document granting such authority
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military
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a document conferring a rank on an officer
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the rank or authority thereby granted
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a group of people charged with certain duties
a commission of inquiry
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a government agency or board empowered to exercise administrative, judicial, or legislative authority See also Royal Commission
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the authority given to a person or organization to act as an agent to a principal in commercial transactions
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the fee allotted to an agent for services rendered
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the state of being charged with specific duties or responsibilities
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the act of committing a sin, crime, etc
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something, esp a sin, crime, etc, that is committed
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good working condition or (esp of a ship) active service (esp in the phrases in or into commission, out of commission )
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the head of a department of municipal government
verb
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(tr) to grant authority to; charge with a duty or task
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(tr) military to confer a rank on or authorize an action by
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(tr) to equip and test (a ship) for active service
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to make or become operative or operable
the plant is due to commission next year
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(tr) to place an order for (something)
to commission a portrait
Other Word Forms
- commissionable adjective
- commissional adjective
- commissive adjective
- commissively adverb
- intercommission noun
- recommission noun
- subcommission noun
- uncommissioned adjective
Etymology
Origin of commission
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin commissiōn-, stem of commissiō “commencement”; equivalent to com- + mission
Example Sentences
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“I never did collect any commissions and it’s in the contract based on commission percentages that would have been made on any sales accrued,” Kerr told the trustee, according to The 74.
From Los Angeles Times
The commission, the LAPD’s civilian oversight panel, ordered a study on the department’s license plate reader system that is expected to be completed this summer.
From Los Angeles Times
On top of that, Mountain Village commissioned a study that proposed raising Horning’s water rates—used for snow-making—by more than 300%.
Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.
From BBC
While private home sales do have their perks — like lower agent commissions and increased privacy — they can often take longer to execute.
From MarketWatch
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