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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
Sophie Mitra, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will chair the commission, with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson serving as vice chair.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
The piece was commissioned in 2021 by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, which is held by the Cambridge Community Foundation, as a gift to Cambridgeshire.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In 2008, the French government asked two Nobel Prize winners, Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, as well as the late economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi, to put together an international commission of experts to come up with new ways to measure economic performance and progress.
—Sophie Mitra, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will chair the commission, with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson serving as vice chair.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
Originally commissioned for the family of Rolls-Royce co-founder Charles Rolls, the Edwardian villa in London's leafy Putney district offers over 5,000 square feet of living space and a gated driveway.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
The piece was commissioned in 2021 by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, which is held by the Cambridge Community Foundation, as a gift to Cambridgeshire.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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In 2011, just before a tsunami engulfed the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the Swiss parliament had discussed discontinuing the 1963 shelter mandate.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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While Google has been gradually nudging employees back to the office, this latest move amounts to a crack down on workers dodging the hybrid-schedule mandates.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
24 Apr. 2025
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While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Hutchinson's legal team has sought to stop the execution, pointing to trauma suffered during the former Army Ranger's service as a mitigating factor.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The most recent piece of legislation, authored by state Rep. AJ Louderback (R) and voted unanimously out of a Texas House committee Wednesday night, would take a step toward opening up the program to geothermal projects by officially classing them as dispatchable.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Business taxes The committee documents also showed that Democrats agreed with Lamont on business tax increases.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Redd said states like Illinois, Pennsylvania and Tennessee have some of the longest lines and appointment wait lists through at least July.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sharing his battle At that point, Lowe faced a winding path of medical appointments, treatments and side effects.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Benedict left the papacy nine years before his death amid a 2013 resignation, with Francis appointed that same year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sense' Lottery Chief Resigns After 'Biggest Theft' in the History of Texas Houston YMCA Cutting Staff After Trump Funding Blow Governor Abbott will be responsible for appointing members of TREO which will also have up to 18 full-time employees.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Implement Anonymous Surveys Move beyond annual engagement surveys and implement anonymous pulse surveys that enable real-time analysis.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and Macbooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The cardinals are tasked with voting for one of their colleagues to take over the role of pontiff.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Each panel is tasked with reviewing and scoring multiple proposals.—
Brady Thomas West,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Flower Drum Song was eventually nominated for five Academy Awards.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Previous Tony winner Gabriel Ebert, who starred with Harvey Fierstein in his gay May-December romance play Gently Down the Stream, was also nominated.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
1 May 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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