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noun. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.

noun. The authority so granted.

noun. The matter or task so authorized.

noun. A document conferring such authorization.

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noun. A public board or administrative body.

noun. A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.

noun. The act of committing or perpetrating.

noun. A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered.

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noun. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.

noun. The rank and powers so conferred.

transitive verb. To grant a military commission to.

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transitive verb. To grant authority for (something to be made or done); place an order for.

transitive verb. To authorize or engage (someone to do something): synonym: authorize.

transitive verb. To put (a ship) into active service.

idiom. (in commission) In active service. Used of a ship.

idiom. (in commission) In use or in usable condition.

idiom. (on commission) With a sales commission serving as full or partial recompense for the work done.

idiom. (out of commission) Not in active service. Used of a ship.

idiom. (out of commission) Not in use or working condition.

To give a commission to; empower or authorize by commission.

To send with a mandate or authority; send as a commission.

Synonyms To appoint, depute, delegate.

noun. A shirt.

noun. In naval use, a period of active service of a war-ship, from the time she is put into commission until she is again out of commission. In the British navy this period is from 2 to 5 years. In the United States navy there is no fixed length of commission.

To order, as a war-ship, into active service, or to place in commission with formal ceremony.

noun. The act of committing or doing: often with the implication that the thing done is morally wrong: as, the commission of a crime.

noun. The act of intrusting, as a charge or duty.

noun. That which is committed, intrusted, or delivered.

noun. The warrant by which any trust is held or any authority exercised.

noun. Specifically— A warrant granted by government authority to a person, or to a body of persons, to inquire into and report on any subject.

noun. The document issued by the government to officers in the army and navy, judges, justices of the peace, and others, conferring authority to perform their various functions; also, the power thus granted.

noun. A writ which issues from a court of law for various purposes, such as the taking of evidence from witnesses who are unable to appear in court.

noun. Hence Charge; order; mandate; authority given.

noun. A body of persons intrusted jointly with the performance of certain special duties, usually of a public or legal character, either permanently or temporarily.

noun. In com., authority delegated by another for the purchase and sale of goods; the position or business of an agent; agency: thus, to trade or do business on commission is to buy or sell for another by his authority.

noun. The allowance made or the percentage given to a factor or agent for transacting business, or to an executor, administrator, or trustee, as his compensation for administering an estate.

noun. See to put in commission, below.

noun. In the United States navy, to transfer (a ship) from the navy-yard authorities to the command of the officer ordered in charge. Upon this transfer being made the ensign and pendant are hoisted, and the ship is then said to be in commission.

noun. Synonyms Perpetration.

noun. Percentage, brokerage, fee.

transitive verb. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize.

transitive verb. To send out with a charge or commission.

noun. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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

noun. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.

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

"In numerous letters to various editors after September 11, he protested that he had never meant to endorse “terrorism,” which he defined as the commission of “random acts of terror against people.”"

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commissioned officer  to put the treasury into commission  

European Commission  commissioner  out of commission  

authorise  authorize  certificate  certification  clear  

Deposition  Inquisition  Prohibition  Titian  abolition  

administration  appointment  authority  commissioner  committee  

accomplishment  accredit  achievement  administration  allotment  

del credere  

commissioned  commissioning  commissions