commission 1 of 2

noun

kə-ˈmi-shən How to pronounce commission (audio)
Definition of commissionnext
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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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commission

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verb

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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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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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as in to task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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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
Noun
Martinez has served on the commission since 2022, with past involvement in the Osceola Chamber of Commerce. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Kim Spurgeon, the director of filming commission Film Nevada, has come to expect it. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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Also notable are commissioned portraits of Usher by Julian Schnabel and Lauren Halsey, the latter of which features Usher’s head among a grid of other heads. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The series is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave with the participation of the Canada Media Fund (CMF). — Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
  1. mandate
  2. execution
  3. committee
  4. appointment
  5. appoint
  6. enable
  7. task
  8. nominate
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  • The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November — giving it international legitimacy — with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students’ and parents’ First Amendment rights.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, which has two more executions scheduled in September and has carried out more than half of the nation's 22 executions so far in 2026.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • His focus is on sharper positioning, better alignment with revenuepriorities, and stronger execution across the team.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of execution
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  • The board’s bylaws call for three committees focused on student success, operations and finance, but none has been formally established.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That scrutiny led to an investigation by the parliamentary standards committee, which will now resume after being paused for the election.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of committee
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  • Moody served as Florida's attorney general from 2019 until her appointment to the Senate in January 2025.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The appointment put her in a leading role with the Lakers for the rest of her father’s life.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointment
Verb
  • Compare this to the start of last season, when the only managerial changes were Thomas Frank moving from Brentford to Tottenham Hotspur and his former side replacing him from within, appointing Keith Andrews.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Araghchi was appointed Foreign Minister in 2024 by President Masoud Pezeshkian, with a mandate to secure sanctions relief.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of appoint
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  • While enabling wider adoption, this creates a provenance gap, as consistency and accountability in these conversions remain inconsistent.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Coupling utility-scale battery banks directly with solar PV farms enables operators to absorb low-cost power at noon and sell it back to the grid at premium evening rates.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Fed is tasked with addressing inflation, which has become a growing problem as the war with Iran has pushed up energy prices.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of task
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  • Alongside him is Bartos, a Pennsylvania businessman nominated as deputy ambassador for management and reform.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Most recently, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam nominated city resident Andréa Comer to serve on the Pension Commission.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
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