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
In a report, the agency's staff recommends that the commission approve the preliminary site and building plans for the arch. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Usually, the zoning commission limits all the speakers in opposition to an agenda item to seven minutes total. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Verb
Launched as a rideshare payload on SpaceX's Transporter-17 mission, BOHR is reported to have achieved insertion into low Earth orbit and is being readied for commissioning. — David Szondy july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 New research from Omdia, commissioned by Apica and surveying 300 enterprise IT decision-makers, found that 59% of enterprises have already terminated or delayed an agentic AI deployment because observability costs have become unmanageable. — Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 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
Noun
  • Their fatal flaw, this time around, wasn’t walking away from the LeBron mandate.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Brad’s accountable to me for it, and his team’s accountable to him, but the mandate here is to win.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • The two companies will also produce a behind-the-scenes digital-content series examining the planning and execution required to run a Formula 1 season and a global private aviation operation.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
  • Just as world-class musicians tune their instruments before a performance, CEOs need a disciplined practice for tuning the quality of organizational thinking before strategic execution begins.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of execution
Noun
  • Just before Platner’s Wednesday announcement, more than 100 state Democratic Party committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention, in the event of his withdrawal, to choose the nominee.
    — Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The man did not address any specific items on the committee meeting agenda.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of committee
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  • The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • In order to ensure the highest standard of interior appointment, Alaskan partnered up with an interior yacht designer to give the HS 640 a cabin space akin to a luxury pleasure boat or high-end expedition vehicle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of appointment
Verb
  • He was appointed for that competition’s 2022 final, having taken charge of the Europa League final a year earlier.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Yaghi will head the AI Chemistry and Materials Research Institute at Tsinghua, where he was appointed an honorary professor in 2022.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of appoint
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  • Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster in September 2025, accusing the companies of enabling scalpers in the resale market.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Definition of enable
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  • But CIOs are being tasked with using AI because CEO’s believe AI could be transformative.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The Election Assistance Commission, made up of members confirmed by the Senate, is tasked with helping states administer their elections and helping Americans participate in the voting process.
    — Selina Wang, ABC News, 10 July 2026
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  • Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
  • It was nominated for 12 Oscars in 2013, and took home two, including best actor for Day-Lewis.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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