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COMMISSION definition: 1. to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece…. Learn more.
a. : an authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts : charge. a commission to serve as notary public. b. : a formal request to produce something (especially an artistic work) in exchange for payment.
The word commission has several very different meanings, but in its most basic meaning, commission is the act of passing a responsibility to someone else. If you receive a government commission, that means you have been assigned a task by the government.
noun. us / kəˈmɪʃ. ə n / uk / kəˈmɪʃ. ə n / commission noun (GROUP) [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists: commission on a commission on alcohol abuse / racial tension.
If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
noun. the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority. an authoritative order, charge, or direction. authority granted for a particular action or function. a document granting such authority.
n. 1. a. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty. b. The authority so granted. c. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission. d. A document conferring such authorization. 2. a.
commission. noun. These are words and phrases related to commission. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of commission. He was indicted for the commission of a felony. Synonyms. committing. committal. carrying out. acting out. performing. performance. doing. perpetration. transacting. exercise. conduct.
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
noun The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty. noun The authority so granted. noun The matter or task so authorized. noun A document conferring such authorization. noun A public board or administrative body.
