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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
Heath Kalb, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Ampere expects Korean content to continue growing in strategic importance for Netflix, noting that 2025 was a banner year for Korean-language TV commissions, with 39 seasons announced.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Genesis Lisboa, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
To honor their late colleagues and highlight their work in Baja California, a group of journalists raised money to commission a mural in a busy area of Tijuana.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The planning commission decided to table the discussion on both the site plan and changing the zoning to allow the development at Monday's meeting.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Ampere expects Korean content to continue growing in strategic importance for Netflix, noting that 2025 was a banner year for Korean-language TV commissions, with 39 seasons announced.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
According to a new poll commissioned by Florida Atlantic University’s MediaLab and conducted by Mainstreet Research, a whopping 91% of voters feel that housing in Florida is unaffordable.
—Genesis Lisboa, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
To honor their late colleagues and highlight their work in Baja California, a group of journalists raised money to commission a mural in a busy area of Tijuana.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
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This would support an argument to cut because inflation is relatively steady (one part of the Fed’s mandate), while employment (another part) is showing signs of weakness, which a base rate cut could help address.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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There has been no mandate from the FIA that teams must use the new fuels through preseason, and a Mercedes spokesperson declined to reveal what type of fuel the team had been using at testing beyond it being supplied by Petronas.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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During the execution of the warrant, police said K-9 Drogo alerted to the presence of narcotics in multiple areas of the residence.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The committee recommended punitive measures against Sandy and 16 other named officials.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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South Dakota legislative committees vetted nine data center bills on Wednesday at the Capitol, leaving three of the bills standing at the end of the day.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hamidreza Azizi, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said Shamkhani’s appointment signals that Iran is preparing for the possibility of a US decapitation strike – potentially targeting the Supreme Leader himself.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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After getting two appointments right (Steve Cooper and Nuno Espirito Santo), Marinakis has reverted to type, with impulsive and erratic decision-making having undermined Forest’s campaign from the start.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Judges across the country who were appointed to the bench by presidents of both political parties have made findings on record about DHS not being forthcoming, truthful or credible, according to Honig.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, interim chief executives of PEN America, were appointed to permanently lead the literary group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The increasing ubiquity of K-beauty products outside Korea is also enabling a broader following.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Decades of levees and shipping channels destroyed protective ecosystems, leaving the region vulnerable to hurricanes; the closure of a key canal is enabling restoration.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Minneapolis police officers, tasked with crowd control and peacekeeping efforts, have been caught in the crossfire of violent clashes between protesters and federal agents.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Recently, as a host for a lifelong friend’s baby shower, I was tasked with providing breakfast casseroles to the food lineup.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most consequentially, Adams, in a bid to improve equity, permanently scrapped the high-stakes qualifying exam in favor of the current, somewhat free-for-all process in which pre-K teachers can nominate an unlimited number of their students, who are then entered into a (now larger) lottery.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Her name has been circulated alongside other prominent women leaders, including former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was formally nominated by her country earlier this month.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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