commissioning

verb

present participle of commission
1
as in appointing
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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2
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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3
as in entrusting
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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4
as in nominating
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 commissioning In difficult times and with commissioning opportunities dimming, this source queried whether there needs to be a festival at all. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026 President John Adams was one of the most vigorous proponents of commissioning private vessels for national ends. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026 As for an official cause of death, Crump told GMA the family is commissioning an independent autopsy, adding that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped fund the examination. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 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 Scott attracted the attention of music publishers, who began commissioning beats (instrumental backing tracks) from him. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 Hyo and his fellow producers began by scouting manga artists over social media and commissioning some 200 pieces of concept art imagining the Vapor’s possible forms. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 The country converted Russia’s T-7 tokamak into the HT-7 in the 1990s before commissioning EAST in 2006 as the world’s first fully superconducting tokamak. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 And Ben Stiller went the third-party route by commissioning a pair of Nike Force 1 Lows. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioning
  1. appointing
  2. enabling
  3. entrusting
  4. nominating
  5. delegating
  6. authorizing
  7. tasking
  8. assigning
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  • Earlier attempts at appointing an AI CEO—NetDragon's virtual executive Tang Yu or Dictador's humanoid CEO Mika—never approached real autonomy; both functioned largely as decision-support experiments.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Keegan managed Shearer both at Newcastle and England, immediately appointing his striker as captain for the national team.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 July 2026
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  • PayJoy, founded by Doug Ricket, is transforming credit access in the global south, enabling millions to afford phones and invest in micro-businesses where traditional credit is scarce.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Future research aims to integrate continuous production technologies into these deployable systems, enabling critical materials to be manufactured closer to where they are needed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of enabling
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  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
  • Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026
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  • Some moderate Democrats fear nominating El-Sayed would put their party's hold on the Michigan Senate seat in jeopardy.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
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  • My prediction is that when consumers eventually begin delegating purchasing authority to AI agents, their first instinct will not be to hand over a credit card with an open line.
    — Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • So consider delegating some of your budget toward these home deals, including fluffy Parachute bedding that’s 33 percent off.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of delegating
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  • But the Sheriff’s Office detectives had obtained an unusual search warrant authorizing them to inspect and photograph Perales’ genitals.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • The resolution authorizing government spending narrowly passed by a vote of 220-205.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of authorizing
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  • Earlier this year, Netchex bought the company for an undisclosed sum, tasking Mesh’s founders with putting AI to work on common HR problems.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Arizona appointed Eugene Livar as its first chief heat officer in 2024, tasking him with oversight of the state's extreme heat preparedness plan.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of tasking
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  • But because researchers observed eating habits rather than assigning diets, the study could not prove the MIND diet itself prevented decline.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • While a boss may focus on assigning tasks, meeting deadlines and hitting performance goals, leaders think beyond their to-do lists.
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 24 July 2026
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