Commission
[n] the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
[n] a task that has been assigned to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
[n] the act of committing a crime
[n] an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
[n] a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
[n] a special group delegated to consider some matter; "A committe is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
[n] a group of representatives or delegates
[n] 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"
[n] the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
[v] charge with a task
[v] put into commission; equip for service; of ships
[v] place an order for
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Synonyms
charge, charge, commissioning, committal, committee, delegacy, delegation, deputation, direction, military commission, mission, mission, perpetration
Related Terms
accomplishment, accredit, achievement, administration, allotment, allowance, appoint, assemblee, assembly, assign, assignation, assignment, at home, authorize, avails, ball, bicameral legislature, bid, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, board of aldermen, b