commission in English

noun

1

an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people.

his commission to redesign the building

synonyms: task, employment, job, project, mission, assignment, undertaking, duty, charge, responsibility, marching orders

2

a group of people officially charged with a particular function.

the United Nations High Commission for Refugees

synonyms: committee, board, council, panel, directorate, delegation

3

an amount of money, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction.

foreign banks may charge a commission

synonyms: percentage, brokerage, share, portion, dividend, premium, fee, consideration, bonus, cut, take, rake-off, slice

4

a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.

he has resigned his commission

5

the action of committing a crime or offense.

use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony

synonyms: perpetration, committing, committal, execution

verb

1

give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art).

In the USA, a new US $5million production line was commissioned at the New Century Kansas facility.

synonyms: order, authorize, bespeak

2

bring (something newly produced, such as a factory or machine) into working condition.

we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned

3

appoint (someone) to the rank of officer in the armed services.

he was commissioned after attending midshipman school

noun

percentage, brokerage, share, portion, dividend, premium, fee, consideration, bonus, cut, take, rake-off, slice
task, employment, job, project, mission, assignment, undertaking, duty, charge, responsibility, marching orders
warrant, license, sanction, authority
committee, board, council, panel, directorate, delegation
perpetration, committing, committal, execution
direction, charge
mission, delegacy, deputation, delegation
committee
perpetration, committal
mission, charge
military commission
commissioning

verb

engage, order
engage, contract, charge, employ, hire, recruit, retain, appoint, enlist, book, sign up
order, authorize, bespeak

Use "commission" in a sentence

1. Commission synonyms, Commission pronunciation, Commission translation, English dictionary definition of Commission

2. COMMISSION - The term'Commission'means the Federal Trade Commission.

3. Commission address for correspondence: European Commission Directorate-General for Trade

4. Commission address for correspondence: European Commission , Directorate-General for Trade,

5. A Technical Commission for Data-Processing (hereinafter called the 'Technical Commission`) shall be attached to the Administrative Commission.

6. The opinion of the Advisory Commission or Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission

7. COMMISSION EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

8. Place(s) of meeting of the Advisory Commission or Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission: ...

9. North Dakota Aeronautics Commission

10. Commission address for correspondence:

11. Absenteeism in Commission staff.

12. Commission Accepted and Fulfilled

13. California Transportation Commission Meeting

14. Accrediting Commission International, Beebe

15. Astoria Development Commission (ADC)

16. Advance notice – Commission hearings.

17. Commission address for correspondence

18. Boundary commission for England.

19. I work on commission.

20. I'm resigning my commission.

21. The Member States shall, if requested by the Commission, advise and assist the Commission in:

22. In 1975, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made fixed commission rates illegal, giving rise to discount brokers offering much reduced commission rates.

23. The Commission can accept this amendment as it is in line with the Commission proposal.

24. Finance Commission Cossets the Centre

25. • Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission

26. Bensalem Township PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

27. The Commission accepts the recommendation.

28. The Commission accepts this recommendation.

29. Collection Commission is typically set …

30. City Plan Commission – Alderperson Representative

31. Washington Real Estate Appraiser Commission

32. European Commission - Enlargement - Acceding countries

33. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

34. The Commission accepted this amendment.

35. Find another word for Commission

36. Gibraltar Beautification Commission, Gibraltar, Michigan

37. A commission must be appointed.

38. Including your commission, of course.

39. I'll testify to the commission!

40. In addition, Olivier Belle, Chairman of the Commission on the Status of Women, addressed the Commission.

41. Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Annual Conference in Taipei, along with other commission members from New York.

42. Federal Trade Commission Act established a government commission aimed at preventing unfair and anticompetitive business practices.

43. WHO will report on progress to the Statistical Commission at the # th meeting of the Commission

44. When the Commission investigated Mr. Chan's self-employment in October 1996 a Commission agent interviewed him.

45. Canada, Mackenzie Commission, Report of the Royal Commission on Security (Abridged) (Ottawa: The Queen’s Printer, 1969), p.

46. The establishment of the Commission followed two years (since 1949) of work of the interim National Commission.

47. Accordingly, any undertaking offers respecting the above conditions may be accepted by the Commission by Commission Regulation

48. ° the Commission of the European Communities, by Joern Sack, Legal Adviser at the Commission, acting as Agent;

49. The administrative machinery of the Commission

50. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;