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
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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 8 May. 2021.
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The first known use of recommission was circa 1770
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