Commission

  • 31commission — I. /kəˈmɪʃən / (say kuh mishuhn) noun 1. the act of committing or giving in charge. 2. an authoritative order, charge, or direction. 3. authority granted for a particular action or function. 4. a document or warrant granting authority to act in a …

  • 32Commission — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Vicarious authority. < N PARAG:Commission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 commission commission delegation Sgm: N 1 consignment consignment assignment Sgm: N 1 procuration procuration Sgm: N 1 deputation deputation legatio …

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  • 33commission — 1 noun 1 PEOPLE (C) a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something: The Government has set up a commission to suggest improvements to the education system. 2 MONEY (C, U) an amount… …

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  • 34commission — I UK [kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms commission : singular commission plural commissions *** 1) commission or Commission [countable] a group of people that is officially put in charge of something or asked to find out about something a special… …

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  • 35Commission E — The German Commission E Monographs are a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine with 380 monographs evaluating the safety and efficacy of herbs for licensed medical prescribing in Germany. The commission itself was formed in 1978, and no longer… …

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  • 36commission — 01. Sales staff in the store receive a set salary, plus a 10% [commission]. 02. The local government has [commissioned] a study to see if it is worth trying to save some of the old historic buildings downtown. 03. The government has… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 37commission — 1. noun 1) the dealer s commission Syn: percentage, brokerage, share, portion, dividend, premium, fee, consideration, bonus; informal cut, take, rake off, slice 2) the commission of building a palace Syn …

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  • 38commission — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Body of persons with an assignment Nouns 1. commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; committee (see council); agency, power of attorney; task, errand,… …

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  • 39commission — com|mis|sion1 [ kə mıʃn ] noun *** ▸ 1 money paid/earned ▸ 2 official group of people ▸ 3 request for art etc. ▸ 4 being a military officer ▸ 5 act of committing crime ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount an extra amount of money that you have to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40commission — com•mis•sion [[t]kəˈmɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of committing or giving in charge 2) an authoritative order, charge, or direction 3) authority granted for a particular action or function 4) a document granting such authority 5) mil a document… …

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