2 entries found for commission.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 the granting of power to perform various acts or duties <President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory>
Synonyms accreditation, authorization, delegation, license (or licence), mandate
Related Words commendation, consignment, entrustment; facilitation, fostering, promotion; commanding, directing, ordering
2 the doing of an action <a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins>
Synonyms accomplishment, achievement, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment, implementation, performance, perpetration
Related Words dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice (also practise)
Antonyms nonfulfillment, nonperformance
3 a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter <reported to a UN commission> -- see COMMITTEE
4 the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty <her commission as head of the investigation> -- see APPOINTMENT 1