re·com·mis·sion
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recommissioned; recommissioning; recommissions
Definition of recommission
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to commission (something or someone) again
Councilors also agreed to recommission Don Keiser, the town's grant writer and planning administrator, to his post.— Jen Lynds
recommission
noun
plural recommissions
Definition of recommission (Entry 2 of 2)
: a second or subsequent commission
The US version of The Office has defied the normally brutally unforgiving logic of the American TV market, earning a recommission despite disappointing ratings. — The Guardian
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“Recommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recommission. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of recommission was circa 1770
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