Commission

n. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson, fee paid to an agent; committee, group of people appointed or delegated to investigate or consider some matter; document that grants certain powers; authorization; perpetration, act of committing an illegal act

v. contract, order; confer rank or authority, empower, authorize

Commission may refer to:Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services renderedShip commissioning, placing a warship in active military dutyCommissioned officer, who derive authority directly from a sovereign powerEuropean CommissionPresidential Commission (United States) and similar studies on local levels, such as the Kettl CommissionRoyal CommissionIrish Land CommissionU.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionThe Commission (mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States.
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Noun
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
(synonym) committee
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission
(member-meronym) commissioner
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"
(hypernym) fee
3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
(synonym) commissioning
(hypernym) authorization, authorisation, empowerment
(hyponym) mandate
4. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
(hypernym) operation
5. a group of representatives or delegates
(synonym) deputation, delegation, delegacy, mission
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) diplomatic mission
6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
(synonym) charge, direction
(hypernym) command, bid, bidding, dictation
(hyponym) misdirection
7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
(synonym) military commission
(hypernym) certificate, certification, credential, credentials
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
8. the act of committing a crime
(synonym) perpetration, committal
(hypernym) crime, law-breaking
(derivation) perpetrate, commit, pull
9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
(synonym) mission, charge
(hypernym) assignment, duty assignment
(hyponym) fool's errand
Verb
1. put into commission; equip for service; of ships
(hypernym) equip, fit, fit out, outfit
2. place an order for
(hypernym) order
(derivation) charge, direction
3. charge with a task
(hypernym) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
(derivation) mission, charge

n. commission, committee; board; shopping

(v. t.)
To send out with a charge or commission.
  

(v. t.)
To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.
  

(n.)
The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city.
  

(n.)
The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
  

(n.)
The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere.
  

(n.)
The acting under authority of, or on account of, another.
  

(n.)
The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
  

(n.)
The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.
  

(n.)
A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties.
  

(n.)
A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission.
  

(n.)
A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.