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as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory
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as in execution
the doing of an action
a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins
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as in committee
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis
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as in appointment
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
her commission as head of the investigation
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in to nominate
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs
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Recent Examples of commission
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Speed is a major factor in turning crashes deadly, but Bryson noted that the road commission designs roundabouts so traffic moves at 15-25 mph within the circle.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
TheatreSquared commissioned the play in 2023 and introduced it during its 2024 Arkansas New Play Festival.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Prosecutors alleged several special circumstances in the case, including premeditation, commission of multiple murders, murder with a firearm and murder to prevent testimony.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Speed is a major factor in turning crashes deadly, but Bryson noted that the road commission designs roundabouts so traffic moves at 15-25 mph within the circle.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cal Turner and Jason Butler are commissioning editors for the BBC.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
TheatreSquared commissioned the play in 2023 and introduced it during its 2024 Arkansas New Play Festival.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
Noun
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For the next eight years, the PTC — a group that clearly had a social agenda — had the opportunity to whisper in the ears of commissioners from the FCC, a group that by both history and mandate clearly did not.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hybrid Intelligence Operations demand executives who can create synergies between human creativity and machine execution that neither could achieve alone.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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For Tipsword, the issue is less about the concept and more about execution.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In August, a planning and zoning committee in the Chicago suburb of Naperville voted 4-4 on whether to welcome a Dutch Bros, with its city council yet to take the next step.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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This year’s selection committee reflects the broad and diverse influence of leaders driving change in the industry.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, for years, state legislatures have been passing laws that seek to reshape academic labor on the front end, by gutting funding for hires and imposing new criteria for appointment and retention.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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At Intel, two interim co-CEOs were in charge this year during the three-month gap between one CEO’s departure last December and a new leader’s appointment in March.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Payzant left San Diego Unified in 1993 to become an assistant secretary in the fledgling Clinton administration’s Department of Education, the school board bypassed a national search and quickly appointed Pendleton his successor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lucky 13 Holdings and Studio 13 Entertainment, the special-purpose companies set up to house Lucky 13, were effectively declared bankrupt last year, and an administrator was appointed to wind up their affairs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The €40m-plus summer signing from Ajax was tasked with drifting into midfield and disrupting the opposition’s shape when his team-mates had the ball.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Laranjo will be tasked with the directing finances as the company attempts to revert sliding sales and poor economic performance.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Power of the Dog.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, the show was nominated for best drama series for the 2025 Emmys, while Russell was nominated for best lead actress in a drama.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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