commission

The definition of a commission is an order or direction.

(noun)

An example of commission is the requirement that a certain group of soldiers head to a specific location to perform specific tasks.

Commission means to send on a mission or make an order.

(verb)

An example of commission to require government workers to follow specific guidelines.

See commission in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. an authorization to perform certain duties or tasks, or to take on certain powers
2. a document giving such authorization
authority to act in behalf of another
that which a person is authorized to do for another
the state of being authorized to perform certain duties or tasks
an entrusting, as of power and authority, to a person or body
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
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
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

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

transitive verb

See commission in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
b. The authority so granted.
c. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission.
d. A document conferring such authorization.
a. A group of people officially authorized to perform certain duties or functions: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising.
b. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.
The act of committing or perpetrating: the commission of a crime.
A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered.
a. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
b. The rank and powers so conferred.