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commission

noun

a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
Synonyms: committee
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Synonyms: commissioning
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
a group of representatives or delegates
Synonyms: delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge''s charge to the jury"
Synonyms: charge, direction
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
Synonyms: military commission
the act of committing a crime
Synonyms: committal, perpetration
a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
Synonyms: charge, mission

verb