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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
Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Public utility commissions are state agencies charged with ensuring that the public gets a fair deal.
—Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Last year Frida Escobedo, who was the youngest architect to design the pavilion in 2018, was commissioned to help renovate two major institutions — the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Noun
The planning commission meeting takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11 at Fountain Valley City Hall (10200 Slater Ave.).
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Public utility commissions are state agencies charged with ensuring that the public gets a fair deal.
—Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Verb
In addition, 76% of working parents report that their children's summer schedules directly impact their ability to focus at work, according to new research from the Modern Family Index (MFI), commissioned by Bright Horizons.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Last year Frida Escobedo, who was the youngest architect to design the pavilion in 2018, was commissioned to help renovate two major institutions — the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
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Furthermore, the mandates Kennedy opposes, which have been in place since the 1960s, have arguably helped to contribute to a dramatic decline in childhood infectious diseases.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Industry leaders stressed that Bangladesh needs a strong, stable political mandate to manage such external pressures.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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Since the Supreme Court allowed executions to resume, Florida has executed 111 death row inmates with only six commutations, all by Graham.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Of the 44 executions held in the U.S. since January 2024, seven have been conducted using a method other than lethal injection.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Blank has led the search committee for the new PGA Tour CEO.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2025
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Scores of Palestinian citizens were brought before disciplinary committees or hauled into custody for alleged incitement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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His appointment would have marked a symbolic win for UF, which has long aimed to match the University of Michigan in national rankings.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Since then, Trump and his allies have questioned not just the judges, but the legal philosophy that guided many of their appointments, Goldsmith argued.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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When French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean-Noël Barrot last September as his new Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs—the fourth during eight years in power—some feared the 42-year-old economist might be totally eclipsed by the country’s kinetic leader.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Patel and Bongino, who were appointed as the top two leaders at the FBI by Trump, have a history of conspiratorial posts and statements about the Capitol attack.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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Centralized registries could enable real-time tracking of donors.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The access also frequently gives the hackers the ability to move throughout a customer’s network, enabling attacks on other cloud services and internal corporate networks.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The organization tasked with delivering food aid in Gaza halted operations at its distribution centers this week following a series of fatal incidents near aid sites, raising urgent questions about how humanitarian assistance can be delivered safely in the weeks ahead.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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The move, which dealt a blow to Boeing's hopes of getting the vehicle certified for regular space travel, would also free up a docking port at the station for the spacecraft now tasked with bringing Wilmore and Williams back.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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He reportedly was first nominated for knighthood in 2011.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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More recently, Scorsese’s 2023 historical crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon was nominated for 10 Oscars but came away from the ceremony empty-handed.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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