1. commission - noun
· a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
Synonym(s): committee
Hypernym(s): administrative_unit, administrative_body
2. commission - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): fee
3. commission - noun
· the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Synonym(s): commissioning
Hypernym(s): authorization, authorisation, empowerment
4. commission - noun
· the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
Hypernym(s): operation
5. commission - noun
· a group of representatives or delegates
Synonym(s): deputation, delegation, delegacy, mission
Hypernym(s): organization, organisation
6. commission - noun
· a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
Hypernym(s): command, bid, bidding, dictation
7. commission - noun
· an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
Synonym(s): military_commission
Hypernym(s): certificate, certification, credential, credentials
8. commission - noun
· the act of committing a crime
Synonym(s): perpetration, committal
Hypernym(s): crime, criminal_offense, criminal_offence, law-breaking
9. commission - noun
· a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
Hypernym(s): assignment, duty_assignment
10. commission - verb
· put into commission; equip for service; of ships
Hypernym(s): equip, fit, fit_out, outfit
11. commission - verb
· place an order for
Hypernym(s): order
12. commission - verb
· charge with a task
Hypernym(s): authorize, authorise, pass, clear
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