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commission

1 of 2

noun

com·​mis·​sion kə-ˈmi-shən How to pronounce commission (audio)
plural commissions
1
a
: a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties
b
: a certificate conferring military rank and authority
also : the rank and authority so conferred
received a lieutenant's commission in the army
2
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
… he found his footing as a Western artist when he received a commission in 1958 to create two … paintings … William Grimes
also : a work produced by commission
… the play was a commission of the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis … Sharon Eberson
3
a
: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another
… had summoned all the clans which acknowledged his commission … T. B. Macaulay
b
: a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another
executed a commission for me while he was in Singapore
4
a
: a group of persons directed to perform some duty
The state set up a commission to study the proposed merger of the school districts.
b
: a government agency having administrative, legislative, or judicial powers
regulatory powers exercised by the Federal Trade Commission
c
: a city council having legislative and executive functions
She served on the city's water commission.
5
: an act of committing something
commission of a crime
6
: a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service
especially : a percentage of the money received from a total paid to the agent responsible for the business
He gets a commission for each car he sells.
7
: an act of entrusting or giving authority
the commission of limited powers to the administrator

commission

2 of 2

verb

commissioned; commissioning kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)niŋ How to pronounce commission (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to furnish with a commission: such as
a
: to confer a formal commission on
was commissioned lieutenant
b
: to appoint or assign to a task or function
was commissioned to do the biography
2
: to order to be made
commissioned a portrait
3
: to put (a ship) in commission
The ship was commissioned in 2004.
Phrases
in commission or into commission
1
: under the authority of commissioners
2
of a ship : ready for active service
3
: in use or in condition for use
The Internet connection is back in commission.
on commission
: with commission serving as partial or full pay for work done
an artist working on commission
out of commission
1
: out of active service or use
The ferry was put out of commission because of the bad weather.
2
: out of working order
The elevator was out of commission.

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun She served on the city's water commission. Both states set up commissions to examine their public schools. She gets a commission for each car she sells. The salespeople in that store all work on commission. a weapon used in the commission of a crime Verb A portrait of the queen was commissioned. The magazine commissioned a story about the world's best beaches. The report on poverty was commissioned by the governor. The king commissioned the artist to paint his portrait. She was commissioned in the Navy as a captain. The ship was commissioned in 2004. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Anderson kept a significant amount of alcohol in his commission office and shared it with others. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Arrests come after a Mexican truth commission re-investigated the case. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 The commission recognizes more than 181,500 veterans in prison or jails across the U.S., citing the latest count estimated in 2011-2012 by the Department of Justice. Patrick Koenigs, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2022 Nine of the remaining detainees are defendants in military commission proceedings, including five accused of conspiracy, murder in violation of the law of war, hijacking or hazarding a vessel or aircraft, and terrorism in the Sept. 11 case. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 The longstanding conflict could culminate Sunday when the commission is expected to announce a funding cut for Hungary, one of the 27-nation EU's largest net beneficiaries, if the country does not change course. Justin Spike, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 The commission collects reports on hate crimes and hate incidents from individuals as well as law enforcement and organizations including the LGBTQ Center OC, Stop AAPI Hate and the Anti-Defamation League. Gabriel San Románstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The state abolished a commission that reviewed rate increases and adopted a statewide building code while also offering cash incentives to companies that took on new policyholders. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Disruptive protests broke out at City Hall in December, when the Salt Lake City Council bucked the planning commission and approved a controversial rezone for the site. Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
Verb
For many years, business stayed steady, but as the hospitality industry suffered amid the pandemic, so, too, did the Cevallos brothers, whose regular clients could no longer afford to commission their work. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The company must commission a similar study to evaluate ways to reduce odors from the facility, a persistent source of frustration for local residents, community groups say. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 Amazon said its audit has been in development for some time and a nonbinding shareholder proposal, brought by the New York state comptroller, was withdrawn after the company agreed to commission its own review. Erin Mulvaney, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Parents have asked school officials for months to commission a third-party review into the shooting, as board members initially promised, but say that review has not happened. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2022 Greece is the 23rd territory to commission the format. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 To help turn the research project into a commercial reality, Synhelion, a spinoff company from ETH Zürich’s Machine Laboratory, is already planning to commission the world’s first industrial solar tower fuel plant in Julich, Germany. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2022 Now Riegg needed to commission someone to actually make the series. New York Times, 14 July 2022 City officials, business leaders and residents raised $85,000 in donations to commission a life-size bronze statue of Harbison sitting on a bench in Montgomery Park. Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English commissioun "delegated authority, warrant delegating authority," borrowed from Anglo-French commission, borrowed from Medieval Latin commissiōn-, commissiō "commitment, entrusting, grant of authority," going back to Late Latin, "joining, engagement, sin," going back to Latin, "commencement of a game," from committere "to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at commit

Verb

derivative of commission entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of commission was in the 14th century

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