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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
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Kocher, artistic director of feather specialist Lemarié and Atelier Lognon, which specializes in pleating, viewed the commissions as a composite portrait of two cultures that share a belief in openness.
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Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
When the commissions did make employment projections, these projections missed badly on the job destruction and creation that did occur, while failing to identify the job occupations and structures that emerged.
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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
Launched in 2025, the Hyundai Translocal Series is a 10-year project intended to connect art institutions worldwide through joint commissions, residency programs, and touring shows.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Still, even for them, such commissions are harder to come by.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Since its launch in 2018, Commissioner’s over 800 members have contributed more than $500,000 and funded 55 artist commissions.
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Claire Harutunian,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
At least five states, including California, New York and Maryland, and more than a dozen cities, including Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia, have created have created task forces or commissions to study slavery reparations.
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Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
17 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
Noun
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
Kocher, artistic director of feather specialist Lemarié and Atelier Lognon, which specializes in pleating, viewed the commissions as a composite portrait of two cultures that share a belief in openness.
—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
When the commissions did make employment projections, these projections missed badly on the job destruction and creation that did occur, while failing to identify the job occupations and structures that emerged.
—
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.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Launched in 2025, the Hyundai Translocal Series is a 10-year project intended to connect art institutions worldwide through joint commissions, residency programs, and touring shows.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Still, even for them, such commissions are harder to come by.
—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Since its launch in 2018, Commissioner’s over 800 members have contributed more than $500,000 and funded 55 artist commissions.
—
Claire Harutunian,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
At least five states, including California, New York and Maryland, and more than a dozen cities, including Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia, have created have created task forces or commissions to study slavery reparations.
—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
17 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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True adoption spreads organically, not through top-down mandates.
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During a hearing in Victorian Coroners Court in December 2025, attorney Rachel Ellyard said Stacey had lost trust in the healthcare system following COVID-19 vaccine mandates, according to 9News.
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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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Wray described what happened to her own nails after years of gel appointments.
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The appointments come a little more than a week after Warsh announced five task forces aimed at addressing broad aspects of the Fed's operational structure.
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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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Its quick-release, tool-free battery system enables operators to swap batteries within seconds, minimizing downtime during industrial inspections, security patrols, and disaster response operations.
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Tando’s technique is reminiscent of a cousin project in South Africa called Machankura, which enables users to send and receive bitcoin offline over the Lightning network using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes.
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Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
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The preamble to the Illinois Constitution tasks the state with some specific objectives — like eliminating poverty and inequality and ensuring legal, social and economic justice.
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President Obiang, who has been in power since 1979 as Africa's longest-serving president, dominates the political system and appoints the government.
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In addition to her appointment as a judge, Cradle is a member of the state Criminal Justice Commission, which appoints and oversees prosecutors in the state Division of Criminal Justice.
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“Commissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissions. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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