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as in mandates
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 executions
the doing of an action
a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins
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as in committees
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 appointments
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 enables
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in appoints
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 commissions
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Upcoming plans for the Balloon Museum also extend to rotating exhibitions, new artist commissions, site-specific works and public programming.
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Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Click here to see more photos of Rolls-Royce’s Red, White, and Blue commissions.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
Since König founded it in 1977, the decennial has brought large-scale sculptural commissions beyond the confines of mainstream institutions, in the process making Münster, which has a population of around 300,000, a destination for public art.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
For Roberts, to faithfully execute the law, the president must have the power to remove officers of independent commissions.
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George Thomas,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Fees and commissions Viva Chefs charges a 10% commission on your final pay, minus any tips.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that 83% of first-run romance commissions in the first half of 2026 were scripted.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The guild received a record number of submissions for its 13th annual celebration of outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in contemporary and period films and TV shows, along with commercials and film commissions from around the world.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
The government commissions murals and sculptures for schools, libraries, and hospitals.
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John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
The Environment Committee passed SB 457 in March, which requires distributors to manage their own container redemption programs and commissions a DEEP study of previous anti-fraud measures.
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Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
In 1955, 60-year-old Pagnol is an acclaimed playwright and filmmaker when Elle magazine commissions a weekly column about his childhood.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future.
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Douglas Rediker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2025
Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The New York State Council of the Arts alone sponsored 68 commissions.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Upcoming plans for the Balloon Museum also extend to rotating exhibitions, new artist commissions, site-specific works and public programming.
—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Click here to see more photos of Rolls-Royce’s Red, White, and Blue commissions.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
Since König founded it in 1977, the decennial has brought large-scale sculptural commissions beyond the confines of mainstream institutions, in the process making Münster, which has a population of around 300,000, a destination for public art.
—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
For Roberts, to faithfully execute the law, the president must have the power to remove officers of independent commissions.
—
George Thomas,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Fees and commissions Viva Chefs charges a 10% commission on your final pay, minus any tips.
—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that 83% of first-run romance commissions in the first half of 2026 were scripted.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The guild received a record number of submissions for its 13th annual celebration of outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in contemporary and period films and TV shows, along with commercials and film commissions from around the world.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Verb
This past spring, Scott was a slithery wonder in the new season of The Comeback as the tech-boosting network head who commissions a new sitcom for Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) to star in, written entirely by AI.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
The government commissions murals and sculptures for schools, libraries, and hospitals.
—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
The Environment Committee passed SB 457 in March, which requires distributors to manage their own container redemption programs and commissions a DEEP study of previous anti-fraud measures.
—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
In 1955, 60-year-old Pagnol is an acclaimed playwright and filmmaker when Elle magazine commissions a weekly column about his childhood.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future.
—
Douglas Rediker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2025
Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissions
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The brands that successfully thread the needle, by embracing the immense power of AI while remaining agile amid shifting regulatory mandates, will be the ones that succeed.
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Return-to-office mandates brought people back to buildings without answering what they are supposed to accomplish there.
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For spring, the Docksides and Campsides models were reinterpreted in leather executions by historic American tannery Horween Leather Company.
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Since then, neither a bipartisan push to ban the practice nor a competing effort to bring nitrogen gas executions to Ohio has gone anywhere.
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Senate and Assembly budget committees are scheduled to hold hearings Monday morning to review the spending plan and legislators in both chambers are expected to vote on the budget later in the day.
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The nonprofit, Building a Better California, which supports committees promoting two competing ballot initiatives that would nullify the billionaire tax initiative, if passed, has raised more than $118 million -- and $80 million of that comes from Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
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Pet owners can make appointments online, and all procedures will be performed by a licensed veterinarian, according to a press release.
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These interim appointments can be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.
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The memo delegates the Defense Secretary to use the Defense Production Act, which can be used to jumpstart production of key items.
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According to Stern, there is also guardianship paperwork, which has been signed by the children’s mother, that delegates parental authority to Omar, who Stern says has acted as a liaison for the children on school and medical matters because their mother does not speak English, per Rochester First.
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The goal should be balance and governance that enables speed, quality and measurable results.
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The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out.
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Team JavaJuice is a team organized for FIRST Tech Challenge, a program that tasks students and their mentors with a hands-on engineering challenge of building and programming competitive, classroom-scale robots for a game that is released annually in September.
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Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
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Investors will be watching closely to see whom Burnham appoints to replace Rachel Reeves as the country’s finance minister, a move that is widely expected, analysts told CNN.
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In addition to removing the commission’s direct authority over the chief job, Houston — who devised his proposal with Council President Kevin Jenkins — sought to eliminate a selection panel that appoints four of the commission’s members, allowing the council to handpick them instead.
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