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| Sounds | kahmih'shahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A special group delegated to consider some matter. |
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| Synonyms | committee |
| Members | commissioner; committee member |
| Narrower | Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission; blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee; board; election commission; fairness commission; planning commission; conservancy; select committee; subcommittee; standing committee; steering committee; ethics committee, ethics panel; finance committee; politburo; political action committee, PAC; presidium, praesidium; zoning commission; jury, panel; vestry |
| Broader | administrative unit, administrative body |
| Meaning | 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). |
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| Examples | "he works on commission" |
| Broader | fee |
| Meaning | The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions. |
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| Synonyms | commissioning |
| Narrower | mandate |
| Broader | authorization, authorisation, empowerment |
| Meaning | The state of being in good working order and ready for operation. |
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| Examples | "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission" |
| Broader | operation |
| Verbs | commission |
| Meaning | A group of representatives or delegates. |
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| Synonyms | deputation, delegation, delegacy, mission |
| Narrower | diplomatic mission; embassy |
| Broader | organization, organisation |
| Meaning | A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something. |
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| Synonyms | charge, direction |
| Narrower | misdirection |
| Broader | command, bid, bidding, dictation |
| Verbs | commission |
| Meaning | An official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces. |
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| Synonyms | military commission |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Broader | certificate, certification, credential, credentials |
| Meaning | The act of committing a crime. |
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| Synonyms | perpetration, committal |
| Broader | crime, law-breaking |
| Verbs | commit |
| Meaning | A special assignment that is given to a person or group. |
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| Synonyms | mission, charge |
| Narrower | fool's errand; mission impossible; suicide mission, martyr operation, sacrifice operation |
| Broader | assignment, duty assignment |
| Verbs | commission |
| Meaning | Put into commission. Equip for service. Of ships. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
| Nouns | commission |
| Meaning | Place an order for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Broader | order |
| Nouns | commission |
| Meaning | Charge with a task. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They commission him to write the letter |
| Broader | authorize, authorise, pass, clear |
| Nouns | commissioner; commission; commissioning |