commission
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter (Freq. 27)
- "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
• Syn:
committee
• Derivationally related forms:
commissioner, commit (for: committee)
• Hypernyms:
administrative unit, administrative body
• Hyponyms:
Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission, blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee, board,
election commission, fairness commission, planning commission, conservancy, select committee, subcommittee,
standing committee, steering committee, ethics committee, ethics panel, finance committee, politburo,
political action committee, PAC, presidium, praesidium, zoning commission, jury,
panel, vestry
• Member Meronyms:
commissioner, committee member
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) (Freq. 1)
- he works on commission
• Hypernyms:
fee
3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
commissioning
• Derivationally related forms:
commission (for: commissioning), commissioner
• Hypernyms:
authorization, authorisation, empowerment
• Hyponyms:
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
• Hypernyms:
operation
5. a group of representatives or delegates
• Syn:
deputation, delegation, delegacy, mission
• Derivationally related forms:
missioner (for: mission), delegate (for: delegation), commissioner, depute (for: deputation)
• Hypernyms:
organization, organisation
• Hyponyms:
diplomatic mission, embassy
6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- the judge's charge to the jury
• Syn:
charge, direction
• Derivationally related forms:
charge (for: charge), commissioner
• Hypernyms:
command, bid, bidding, dictation
• Hyponyms:
misdirection
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
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
certificate, certification, credential, credentials
8. the act of committing a crime
• Syn:
perpetration, committal
• Derivationally related forms:
commit (for: committal), commit, perpetrate (for: perpetration)
• Hypernyms:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
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
• Derivationally related forms:
charge (for: charge), missioner (for: mission)
• Hypernyms:
assignment, duty assignment
• Hyponyms:
fool's errand, mission impossible, suicide mission, martyr operation, sacrifice operation
1. put into commission;
equip for service;
of ships (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. place an order for
• Hypernyms:
order
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
3. charge with a task
• Derivationally related forms:
commissioner, commissioning
• Hypernyms:
authorize, authorise, pass, clear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They commission him to write the letter
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