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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
Since 2004, the couple have run one of France’s leading contemporary-art production companies, specializing in large-scale exhibitions and public commissions for Paris’s Grand Palais and the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, among others. Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 After presenting their new work together, Knausgård and Kotche will discuss their creative process for this commission by Liquid Music, Northrop, and 92NY, co-presented with Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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The art is available for purchase, and the idea is to commission new pieces regularly. Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 Performing his own work, commissioned by the SPCO alongside a traditional piece and an ambitious work by Gabriella Smith (whose work is also featured at the Schubert Club this season), the engagement continues Selaocoe’s fruitful tenure as an artistic partner. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commission
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Noun
  • Ladapo announced that Florida would be working to end all vaccine mandates in the state.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Venice chief Alberto Barbera staying put Prior to Venice, rumors began to swirl about who might replace artistic director Alberto Barbera, whose current mandate expires after the 2026 edition.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This pamphlet was written after Paine narrowly escaped execution during the Terror.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Fantastic execution by everyone by the whole team.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday with Michael Kratsios, director of the White House OSTP.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022 several indigent defendants lacking timely appointment of counsel filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s State Public Defender office, claiming an ongoing pattern of delays in appointing a public defender for open criminal cases around the state.
    MARGARET SHREINER, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her recent appointment as Creative Director of Proenza Schouler marks a groundbreaking moment in Black fashion, affirming her place as a visionary shaping the future of the industry.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The former San Francisco 49ers executive was appointed without any fanfare as chief strategy officer and then became managing director in April, ahead of chief executive Angus Kinnear’s departure.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Families in more than a dozen states now enjoy universal-eligibility school choice, enabling them to access a portion of education funding to use toward their preferred educational setting.
    Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The 5-foot-10 actor of Training Day and Before Sunset was tasked with channeling a man many said was barely 5 feet tall with waning hair.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Head coach Éric Chelle, tasked with steadying the ship after recent stumbles, kept his cards close.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • They were both nominated in the Artist of the Year category,.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Despite its lengthy public-broadcasting run, Antiques Roadshow has never won an Emmy, but has been nominated 23 times since 2002.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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