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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
Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The event is being curated by artistic directors Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed and will feature over twenty new commissions.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
In the second half of 2025 alone, 18 new game adaptations were commissioned, with 78% of these live action.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Reece removed the bus from commission and took Ruff to a fast food restaurant, all of which led to roughly 115 minutes of service disruption.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The event is being curated by artistic directors Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed and will feature over twenty new commissions.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Fraud, waste, and abuse in California could hit $250 billion, according to a new analysis of hundreds of whistleblower tips commissioned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and state controller candidate Herb Morgan.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
In the second half of 2025 alone, 18 new game adaptations were commissioned, with 78% of these live action.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
Noun
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The pause grants the White House more time to argue its case against the mandate, which critics say could have strained federal resources, while supporters viewed it as essential to safeguarding food security for millions of low-income Americans.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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That 5-million-square-foot sorting and handling site temporarily closed midweek due to a cargo plane crash on location, already causing shipment delays ahead of the FAA mandate.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To take it from idea to information to knowledge to execution.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The firm praised management’s execution and says the stock is highly underappreciated by investors.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Economists have forecast, for the most part, that a majority of the BOE’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) will vote to keep its key interest rate, known as Bank Rate, unchanged at 4% at its November meeting.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Just ask the folks who’ve made the college basketball committee which is currently pondering expanding its beautiful bracket to 76 teams.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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NewDays is a treatment platform for cognitive decline that includes telehealth appointments and personalized brain exercises.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Members of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Friday voted to recommend that Keith Fountain be appointed to a five-year term on the board.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rather than rob the story of its teeth, this enabled me to explore the pain, loneliness and personal demons of my characters with sympathy rather than stinging bite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement On the Democratic side, Virginia’s legislature has begun the complicated process of working to amend the state constitution to enable redistricting.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was born to Cuban immigrants, has been tasked with leading the overhaul of Venezuela’s government.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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That group — which features 11 rookies — is tasked with helping Carolina upset the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium.—
Mike Kaye
January 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Stefánsson’s novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, and his novel Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Now, both Warren and Rae are nominated as Best New Artists at the Grammy Awards.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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