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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 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 to appoint
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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Recent Examples of commission
Noun
In 2008, the French government asked two Nobel Prize winners, Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, as well as the late economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi, to put together an international commission of experts to come up with new ways to measure economic performance and progress. Sophie Mitra, The Conversation, 1 May 2025 Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will chair the commission, with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson serving as vice chair. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Originally commissioned for the family of Rolls-Royce co-founder Charles Rolls, the Edwardian villa in London's leafy Putney district offers over 5,000 square feet of living space and a gated driveway. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025 The piece was commissioned in 2021 by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, which is held by the Cambridge Community Foundation, as a gift to Cambridgeshire. Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commission
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Noun
  • Managers are juggling the dual burden of pressure from superiors and the well-being of their teams amid return-to-office mandates, massive layoffs, tariff threats and economic uncertainty.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Other cases involve mandates to display the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms and to place Bibles in Oklahoma schools.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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  • Hutchinson's legal team has sought to stop the execution, pointing to trauma suffered during the former Army Ranger's service as a mitigating factor.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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  • If this law survives, future Florida ballot initiatives will be the exclusive province of wealthy special interests with teams of lawyers and compliance experts paid by deep-pocket political committees.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
  • However, some key Democrats voted in favor of Isaacman, including the ranking member of the committee, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Approval was contingent on support for Artemis ...
    Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Be ready to ask questions: Your appointment is an appropriate time to ask any questions about your health, symptom triggers, treatments, and more.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 May 2025
  • But a major difference is that the Teal Wand is approved to be used at home, so patients don’t have to travel to or make time for in-person doctor appointments.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Jepson spent over a decade in Liverpool’s coaching set-up and was appointed head coach in 2018.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Just days before the Pittsburgh storm, Trump appointed 13 people—including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem—to review FEMA.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
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  • This solution integrates contact centers with operational systems, enabling both self-service and live agent support across channels like voice, chat, and SMS.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a big temporary win by enabling its ban on transgender military members to take effect despite a lower court’s ruling.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
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  • On the day of the wedding, the woman said her girlfriend's sister woke them up at 6:00 a.m., and she was tasked with cooking a multitude of dishes.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Founding-era jurors were tasked not just with finding facts but also with preventing injustice.
    Mike Fox, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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  • He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the role.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Burstein is currently nominated for his eighth Tony — a feat that ties him in the record books with Jason Robards Jr. for most nominations by a male performer.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 13 May 2025

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