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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
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The overwhelming majority of events that maintain some connection to America250 are organized by state-level or local commissions and listed on the national commission’s website in a clunky database.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Voters in both parties prefer federal oversight of prediction markets to state oversight, according to a pair of polls commissioned by the industry’s Coalition for Prediction Markets and shared first with Semafor.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Noun
Each time, job losses were met with commissions and task forces, issuing job predictions and calls for government to plan and spur jobs in favored sectors, such as clean energy, healthcare and social services.
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The overwhelming majority of events that maintain some connection to America250 are organized by state-level or local commissions and listed on the national commission’s website in a clunky database.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Verb
Originally commissioned by King Henri IV's widow, Marie de Médicis, who missed the Italian gardens of her Florentine youth, the Jardin du Luxembourg has changed significantly since 1611.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Voters in both parties prefer federal oversight of prediction markets to state oversight, according to a pair of polls commissioned by the industry’s Coalition for Prediction Markets and shared first with Semafor.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
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The flu vaccine was first mandated for troops in 1945, leading to millions of vaccinations, according to a 2022 analysis of vaccine mandates in the military.
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Most states have mandates requiring private insurers to cover ABA or other behavioral interventions for children with autism, Halladay said.
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Humans remain the legal and economic endpoints of responsibility, while agents take on more execution inside systems that can verify identity, constrain behavior and audit actions after the fact.
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In the wake of King's execution, Nathan continues to run the Denise Amber Lee Foundation and travel the country to share her story with 911 emergency workers.
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The bill was pulled from the state Senate committee agenda Tuesday, signaling it may not have had the votes to pass.
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Since the proposal was announced in October, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $82 million to a political committee called Building a Better California that backs a variety of initiatives designed to blunt the billionaire tax proposal.
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Wray described what happened to her own nails after years of gel appointments.
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Writer Meaghan Wray, in a piece for The Kit, described her own move away from the salon after years of regular gel appointments.
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Alite was appointed to the council by Englishtown's mayor, Daniel Francisco, in May 2025.
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Claude Guillemot handed the day-to-day running of Guillemot Corporation to his son Valentin Guillemot in July 2025, appointing him CEO, but remained attached to the company in the role Chairman of the Board of Director and continued to guide its overall direction.
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In March, Zoox struck a partnership with Uber to make its robotaxis available through its ride-hailing app in Las Vegas, enabling it to reach a wider potential customer base.
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These online collaborations have enabled Schultz to think more deeply about how weaving is a technology.
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The court heard that Carpuic was a middleman tasked with facilitating payment — which never came — and recruiting someone to film the fires.
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Appiolaza’s exit comes amid a broader restructuring and follows the appointment of Riccardo Bagolin as general manager on June 3, who has been tasked with steering a turnaround for the Aeffe group alongside chief restructuring officer Stefano Falliti.
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Burrows was also nominated for 15 Directors Guild of America Awards during his career, winning five.
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He was nominated for dozens of Emmy Awards and Directors Guild of America Awards over his long career.
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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