Synonyms of commissions

commissions 1 of 2

noun

plural of commission

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandates
• accreditations
• authorizations
• delegations
• licenses
• promotions
• empowerments
• commendations
• consignments
• facilitations
• entrustments
• orderings

2

as in executions

the doing of an action

a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executions
• accomplishments
• implementations
• perpetrations
• fulfillments
• prosecutions
• performances
• achievements
• enactments
• discharges
• applications
• pursuances
• administrations
• expeditions
• managements
• dispatches
• handlings
• operations
• directions
• practices

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformances
• nonfulfillments

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committees
• panels
• subcommittees
• missions
• delegations
• standing committees
• steering committees
• councils
• congresses
• assemblies
• bodies
• synods
• convocations

4

as in appointments

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty

her commission as head of the investigation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointments
• jobs
• assignments
• elections
• designations
• nominations
• positions
• offices
• situations
• gigs
• stations
• placements
• investments
• rankings
• installations
• delegations
• billets
• installments
• authorizations
• spots
• places
• deputations
• destinations
• choices
• selections
• investitures
• inductions
• ordinations
• emplacements
• anointments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissals
• discharges
• firings
• expulsions
• rejections
• depositions
• dismissions
• removals
• evictions
• ejections
• blackballs
• overthrows
• ousters
• dethronements

commissions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of commission

1

as in delegates

to appoint as one's representative

plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• appoints
• deputes
• deputizes
• charges
• assigns
• nominates
• names
• designates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogates
• abdicates

2

as in enables

to give official or legal power to

was commissioned lieutenant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enables
• empowers
• authorizes
• licenses
• permits
• qualifies
• charters
• vests
• warrants
• certifies
• entitles
• invests
• allows
• credentials
• accredits
• sanctions
• approves
• privileges
• endorses
• installs
• confirms
• affirms
• instates
• initiates
• validates
• lets
• inaugurates
• inducts
• OKs
• swears in
• enfranchises
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocks
• disqualifies
• bars
• prevents
• excludes
• bans
• stops
• denies
• discourages
• hinders
• holds back
• obstructs
• constrains
• inhibits
• shuts out
• impedes
• prohibits
• forbids
• disallows
• vetoes
• outlaws
• disbars
• disfranchises
• proscribes
• enjoins
• disenfranchises
• interdicts

3

as in tasks

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

was commissioned to do the biography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• entrusts
• charges
• trusts
• assigns
• delegates
• imposes
• confers
• recommends
• commits
• authorizes
• allocates
• empowers
• reposes
• confides
• allots
• relegates
• consigns
• invests

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoints
• nominates
• names
• constitutes
• assigns
• details
• places
• delegates
• designates
• attaches
• institutes
• authorizes
• elects
• inducts
• chooses
• installs
• crowns
• ordains
• creates
• deputes
• drafts
• instates
• deputizes
• selects
• consecrates
• inaugurates
• invests
• singles (out)
• thrones
• enthrones
• votes (in)
• anoints
• destines
• makes
• handpicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• dismisses
• fires
• expels
• removes
• overthrows
• deposes
• throws out
• displaces
• unmakes
• ejects
• evicts
• ousts
• uncrowns
• dethrones
• unseats
• blackballs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commissions

Noun

It’s being shaped on Main Street, in town councils and utility commissions across America. — Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Already, dozens of state legislatures or utility commissions have moved to put in place requirements that data centers pay the cost of their electricity, including new power plants or transmission system upgrades. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

To address this issue, ten states, including Arizona, Idaho, and Michigan, have created independent redistricting commissions to remove the personal and political pressures to gerrymander. — Reese Ritter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Personal finance host Dave Ramsey has said extended warranties are overpriced, arguing companies sell them because of the commissions involved. — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 21 July 2026

That process typically starts before agencies submit proposals to the commissions, though not in the case of the fencing (or the arch, which was already approved by one commission). — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 July 2026

The show questions whether Munch’s public commissions celebrated workers or simply created an appealing image for industry. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

Kansas is one of 21 states that rely on governors selecting appointees from a pre-approved list of candidates screened by nominating commissions, a Star analysis found. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 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. — 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