commission 1 of 2

noun

kə-ˈmi-shən How to pronounce commission (audio)
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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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commission

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verb

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as in to appoint
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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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 task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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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
Noun
Martinez has served on the commission since 2022, with past involvement in the Osceola Chamber of Commerce. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Kim Spurgeon, the director of filming commission Film Nevada, has come to expect it. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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As part of a comprehensive review, the CSU commissioned human resources consulting firm, the Segal Group, to study compensation across all employee groups. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Upon taking the job, Fitzgerald Mosley commissioned a three-year strategic plan timed to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
  1. mandate
  2. execution
  3. committee
  4. appointment
  5. appoint
  6. enable
  7. task
  8. nominate
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  • The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November — giving it international legitimacy — with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students’ and parents’ First Amendment rights.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, which has two more executions scheduled in September and has carried out more than half of the nation's 22 executions so far in 2026.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • His focus is on sharper positioning, better alignment with revenuepriorities, and stronger execution across the team.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of execution
Noun
  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, who controls what survives her committee, did not respond to questions about her decision to effectively kill the oversight bill there.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Following an open call for applications for the post of chief curator, the selection committee unanimously selected Elnozahy to spearhead the biennale’s next edition.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Moody served as Florida's attorney general from 2019 until her appointment to the Senate in January 2025.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The appointment put her in a leading role with the Lakers for the rest of her father’s life.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointment
Verb
  • The White County Quorum Court voted unanimously Thursday night to appoint George Brown to serve the remainder of his wife's term as county judge, until the end of the year.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • While enabling wider adoption, this creates a provenance gap, as consistency and accountability in these conversions remain inconsistent.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Coupling utility-scale battery banks directly with solar PV farms enables operators to absorb low-cost power at noon and sell it back to the grid at premium evening rates.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of enable
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  • British online fashion retailer Asos has named Jon Bennett menswear product director for Asos Design, tasking the retail veteran with overseeing the strategy and performance of its in-house menswear business.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Aboard was Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft, tasked with a daring mission to save NASA's Swift telescope.
    — David Szondy August 20, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of task
Verb
  • Alongside him is Bartos, a Pennsylvania businessman nominated as deputy ambassador for management and reform.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Most recently, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam nominated city resident Andréa Comer to serve on the Pension Commission.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
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