commission

²commission

verb

commis·sionedcommis·sion·ing \-ˈmi-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of COMMISSION

transitive verb

1

: to furnish with a commission: as a : to confer a formal commission on <was commissioned lieutenant> b : to appoint or assign to a task or function <was commissioned to do the biography>

2

: to order to be made <commissioned a portrait>

3

: to put (a ship) in commission

Examples of COMMISSION

1. A portrait of the queen was commissioned.
2. The magazine commissioned a story about the world's best beaches.
3. The report on poverty was commissioned by the governor.
4. The king commissioned the artist to paint his portrait.
5. She was commissioned in the Navy as a captain.
6. The ship was commissioned in 2004.

First Known Use of COMMISSION

circa 1661

Related to COMMISSION

Synonyms: delegate, depute, deputize

Antonyms: disqualify

Related Words: assign, charge; appoint, designate, name, nominate

Near Antonyms: abrogate; abdicate

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with COMMISSION

ambition, audition, condition, munition, partition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition