commission

/kəmˈɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

a special group delegated to consider some matter - Milton Berle
“a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours”
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”
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
“put the ships into commission”
a group of representatives or delegates
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
“the judge's charge to the jury”
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
the act of committing a crime
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
“a confidential mission to London”

verb

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