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commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
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noun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
“a confidential mission to London”
noun
the act of committing a crime
noun
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
noun
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
noun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
“the judge's charge to the jury”
noun
a special group delegated to consider some matter
“{'source': 'Milton Berle', 'text': 'a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours'}”
noun
a group of representatives or delegates
noun
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”
noun
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
“put the ships into commission”
verb
charge with a task
verb
put into commission; equip for service; of ships
verb
place an order for
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a confidential mission to London
his charge was to deliver a message
the judge's charge to the jury
{'source': 'Milton Berle', 'text': 'a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours'}
he works on commission
put the ships into commission
the motor was out of commission
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