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Meaning of commission

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  commission
      n 1: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a
           committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" -
           Milton Berle [syn: {committee}, {commission}]
      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: {commission}, {commissioning}]
      4: the state of being in good working order and ready for
         operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was
         out of commission"
      5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation},
         {commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}]
      6: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
         something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn:
         {commission}, {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: {commission}, {military commission}]
      8: the act of committing a crime [syn: {perpetration},
         {commission}, {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}]
      v 1: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
      2: place an order for
      3: charge with a task

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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