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
... ( more )
operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was
out of commission"
5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation,
delegation, delegacy, mission]
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]
Commission : (verb) 1: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
2: place an order for
3: charge with a task
