commission plan

noun

: a method of municipal government under which a small elective commission exercises both executive and legislative powers and each commissioner directly administers one or more municipal departments

Examples of commission plan in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of commission plan was in 1911

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“Commission plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commission%20plan. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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