commission
nouns
a special group delegated to consider some matter
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
is derived from
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
is derived from
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
"put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being in effect or being operative
"that rule is no longer in operation"
a group of representatives or delegates
is derived from
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
is derived from
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
verbs
put into commission; equip for service; of ships
place an order for
is a type of (narrower)
make a request for something
"Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
charge with a task
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
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