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

1. Put into commission; equip for service; of ships
    
2. Place an order for
    
3. Charge with a task

Derived forms: commissions, commissioning, commissioned

Type of: administrative body, administrative unit, assignment, authorisation [Brit], authorise [Brit], authorization, authorize, bid, bidding, bona fides, certificate, certification, clear, command, credential, credentials, crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], dictation, duty assignment, empowerment, equip, fee, fit, fit out, law-breaking, operation, order, organisation [Brit], organization, outfit, pass

Encyclopedia: Commission, Great