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commission Definition

com·mis·sion (kə mis̸h′ən)

noun

    1. an authorization to perform certain duties or tasks, or to take on certain powers
    2. a document giving such authorization
  2. authority to act in behalf of another
  3. that which a person is authorized to do for another
  4. the state of being authorized to perform certain duties or tasks
  5. an entrusting, as of power and authority, to a person or body
  6. the act of committing or doing; perpetration, as of a crime
    1. a group of people officially appointed to perform specified duties
    2. an administrative agency of the government with quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers
    3. a type of municipal governing body
  8. a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc., either in addition to, or in lieu of, wages or salary
  9. Mil.
    1. an official certificate conferring rank; specif., a document issued by the government, making one a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces
    2. the rank or authority conferred

Etymology: ME & OFr < ML commissio, delegation of business (in L, a bringing together in a contest) < L commissus, pp. of committere: see commit

transitive verb

  1. to give a commission to
  2. to give power or authority to; authorize
  3. to give an order for (a thing to be made or done)
  4. to put (a vessel) into service

commission Idioms

in commission

  1. entrusted to commissioners
  2. in use
  3. in fit condition for use

out of commission

  1. not in use
  2. not in fit condition for use

commission Synonyms

commission

n.

  1. The act of committing

    delegation, empowering, charging, sending, deputizing, deputation, authorizing, assignment, entrusting, commitment, committing, perpetration, performance, handing over, making over, authorization, engagement, employment, contracting, nomination, appointment, ordaining, ordination, accrediting, investiture, constitution, inauguration, coronation.

  2. An authorization

    order, license, command, charge; see mandate, permission.

  3. A duty

    work, function, obligation, assignment; see duty 2, job 2.

  4. A committee

    commissioners, representatives, board, council; see committee.

  5. A payment

    fee, percentage, remuneration, royalty, salary, stipend, share, portion, cut*, rake-off*; see also pay 2, payment 1.

out of commission

damaged, not working, out of order, disabled; see broken 2.

commission Synonyms

commission

v.

authorize, appoint, charge, delegate, deputize, empower, accredit, license, order, contract for, requisition, request, send, depute, constitute, ordain, commit, entrust, give in charge, dispatch, consign, assign, entrust with a mission, charge with an errand, confide to, engage, employ, invest, name, nominate, hire, bespeak, enable, command, elect, select; see also approve 1.

to commission a person is to authorize as well as instruct to perform a certain duty, as the execution of an artistic work, or to appoint to a certain rank or office; authorize implies the giving of power or the right to act, ranging in application from a specific legal power to discretionary powers in dealings of any kind; to accredit, in this comparison, implies the sending of a person, duly authorized and with the proper credentials, as an ambassador, delegate, etc.; license implies the giving of formal legal permission to do some specified thing and often emphasizes regulation to license hunters

commission Law Definition

n

  1. A formal written document from a government or court empowering the individual named therein to hold an appointive office or to perform official duties. In the case of an appointive office, the individual must receive the commission before she can act in their official capacity.
  2. See administrative agency.
  3. A group of individuals appointed by a governmental authority to perform some public service on an ad hoc basis.
  4. The act of committing or perpetrating a crime.
  5. Compensation paid to an agent, employee, executor, or trustee based on a percentage of the money collected or to be collected in a transaction or a percentage of the value of the property involved. See also kickback and royalty.

commission Usage Examples

Object

  • editor: Content owners and producers sell directly to digital consumers who needs commissioning editors?
  • poll: Recently Leadership Magazine, which is a pastoral magazine for ministers, commissioned a poll of 1000 Pastors.
  • survey: CCW commissioned a recent survey of the only known Welsh site which failed to re-find this species.
  • report: A Small Business Council discussion paper drawn from a report commissioned from Kingston University ' Measuring Training in Small Firms ' .
  • research: In the Spring '03 budget the Chancellor commissioned research on how the UK could ' develop a market for long-term fixed rates ' .
  • consultant: The ABI said it was commissioning consultants to do research into the issues.

Converse of object

  • uncap: Salary for this position will be 18-22K + uncapped commission.
  • earn: Also the opportunity to earn significant commission by referring others.
  • undertake: For this unit you will be undertaking 4 commissions from a theme park called County Jungle.
  • appoint: The reality is that any changes would be recommendations of an appointed unelected commission, all of whom would favor euthanasia.

Preposition: as

ensign: In 1906, Fletcher graduated from the US Naval Academy and he gained a commission as an ensign.

Adjective modifier

  • electoral: Now, changes recommended by the electoral commission mean his ward will lose at least 600 electors, most of them Protestants.
  • royal: Sir Harold Evans has called for a new royal commission on the press.
  • European: The 14 major players with the permission of the European commission started creating a powerful management network, which encompassed some 800 members.
  • bipartisan: Can be seen welcome you to bipartisan commission to eve of retirement.
  • military: On 1st May, 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered the formation of a nine-man military commission to try the conspirators.
  • independent: This won an offer of an independent commission to look into pensions.

Noun used with modifier

gambling: I return to the nature of the gambling commission.

Preposition: of

offense: The rehabilitation period may, for example, be extended by the commission of a further offense during the rehabilitation period.

Preposition: for

equality: The Commission For racial Equality 1 ) What is the Commission for Racial Equality?