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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
Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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—Meredith Kile, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
After students at Johnston and Dallas Center-Grimes high schools came up with the idea of commissioning the piece in Anna’s memory, Jason contacted Andrew Boysen Jr., who composed the work.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m.
Kansas municipalities use STAR bonds to pay for major development projects intended to promote tourism.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Santos has since launched a podcast, Pants on Fire, and sought commissions on Cameo and OnlyFans in order to pay legal fees and fines.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The report comes as Maryland customers are bracing for increases as high as $18 a month in their residential electric bills this summer, depending on their utility, according to another Synapse study, this time commissioned by the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
After students at Johnston and Dallas Center-Grimes high schools came up with the idea of commissioning the piece in Anna’s memory, Jason contacted Andrew Boysen Jr., who composed the work.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
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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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The Maricopa County Attorney's Office argued Vallow Daybell orchestrated Vallow’s death to collect insurance and begin a new life, telling the jury that the killing was an execution.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The retail investor isn't getting better execution or service, but the lawyers are getting paid.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 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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In the case filed with the Singapore High Court, the elder Kwek accused Sherman of instigating a boardroom coup by appointing two new board members without proper vetting by the nomination committee.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
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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This enabled them to devise a phase diagram of what happens to the sauce as the conditions change.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
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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The success of Un Verano Sin Ti—nominated for a Grammy for album of the Year, and the first album by a Latin artist to have 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as being the album with the most streams in 2022 and 2023, among other accolades—gave him self-confidence.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Surprisingly, Jake Gyllenhaal was not nominated for playing Iago in Othello.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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