Dictionary Definition
commission
Noun
1 a special group delegated to consider some
matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours"
- Milton Berle [syn: committee]
2 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"
3 the act of granting authority to undertake
certain functions [syn: 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"
6 a formal statement of a command or injunction
to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: charge, direction]
7 an official document issued by a government and
conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed
forces [syn: military
commission]
8 the act of committing a crime [syn: perpetration, committal]
9 a special assignment that is given to a person
or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was
deliver a message" [syn: mission, charge]
Verb
1 put into commission; equip for service; of
ships
2 place an order for
3 charge with a task
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Latin commissio, sending together or commission, from prefix com-, with, + noun of action missio, sending, from perfect passive participle missus, sent, from verb mittere, send, + noun of action suffix -ioPronunciation
- /kəˈmɪʃən/, /k@"mIS@n/
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
- A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
- It was James Bond's commission to defeat the bad guys.
- An official charge or authority to do something, often used of
military officers.
- David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
- A body or group of
people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
Eg: The European Commission, The Electoral Commission, The Federal
Communications Commission.
- The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.
- A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a
transaction. Eg: Reseller commission, Finder's fee.
- ''The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer .
Synonyms
- body of officials: committee, government body
- fee charged:'' brokerage
Derived terms
Translations
mission
- Finnish: tehtävä, toimeksianto
official authority
- Finnish: toimeksianto
body of officials
- Czech: komise
- Finnish: komitea, toimikunta, valtuuskunta
- German: Kommission
fee charged
- Czech: provize
- Dutch: afsluitprovisie , afsluitpremie , commissie
- Finnish: komissio, provisio, välityspalkkio
- French: commission , commission d'agent immobilier , courtage
- German: Abschlußprämie , Abschlußprovision , Provision
- Spanish: comisión
Verb
- To send or officially charge someone or some group to do
something.
- James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
- To place an order for (often piece of art); as, commission a
portrait.
- He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
- To put into active service; as, commission a ship.
- The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
Translations
send to do something
- Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi
- French: charger
- German: beauftragen
order a work of art
- Finnish: tehdä tilaus, tilata
- German: in Auftrag geben
put into active service
- Finnish: asettaa palvelukseen
- German: in Dienst stellen, in Betrieb nehmen
Extensive Definition
Commission may refer to:
- Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
- Ship commissioning, placing a warship in active military duty
- Commissioned officer, who derives authority directly from a sovereign power
- Constitutional commission
- European Commission
- Presidential Commission (United States) and similar studies on local levels, such as the Kettl Commission
- Royal Commission
- Irish Land Commission
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The Commission (mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States.
Commission may also be used for:
- Letters patent, an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity
- A type of government agency that operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, though the term may also be applied to non-governmental groups such as the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
- A type of contract for performance or creation of a specific work
- Commission (art), the purchase of the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of another.
See also
commission in German: Kommission
commission in French: Commission
commission in Hebrew: ועדת חקירה
ממלכתית
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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