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
The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The commission named hearing loss and high LDL cholesterol as the two largest modifiable risk factors, each responsible for 7 percent of dementia cases worldwide. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Verb
In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 Levine restored Bell’s confirmation to Wednesday’s agenda after both boards agreed to commission an outside review of governance practices across Florida’s 12 public universities. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 July 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
Noun
  • Their fatal flaw, this time around, wasn’t walking away from the LeBron mandate.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Brad’s accountable to me for it, and his team’s accountable to him, but the mandate here is to win.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • Together, the findings reinforce how structured peer and leadership advisory environments can influence both strategic clarity and operational execution.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The company says the platform combines advanced reasoning, perception, motion planning, and whole-body control to allow robots to perform complex tasks without human intervention during execution.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of execution
Noun
  • But the effort collapsed on Tuesday, with the council reversing course and sending the proposal to a committee for more study.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Still, the members’ committee assignments make the trades politically sensitive.
    — Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of committee
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  • At a hearing on June 24 observed by The Times, 14 immigrants didn’t make their appointment, and were ordered removable by the end of the day.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • This includes logistical stressors, from school and daycare pick-up and drop-off, doctors’ appointments, sick kids and elder care, to things like pregnancy accommodations, pumping and menopause.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of appointment
Verb
  • The commission unanimously appointed Deputy City Manager Christopher Cooper as acting city manager.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Rosie Rios, chair of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission appointed to the bipartisan group by President Joe Biden, noted she's served on the commission through several administrations.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of appoint
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  • Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster in September 2025, accusing the companies of enabling scalpers in the resale market.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
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  • Once Puma reached space as well, the vehicles were tasked with rapid acquisition, rendezvousing and assessment operations to simulate the interception and characterization of potential adversary spacecraft.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • Because tasked with putting the final pieces of this elaborate jigsaw together, Grier went out and signed a crop of players whose resumes best resemble a nightclub security detail.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
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  • Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
  • It was nominated for 12 Oscars in 2013, and took home two, including best actor for Day-Lewis.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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