Dictionary entry details
• COMMISSION (noun)
Meaning:
A special group delegated to consider some matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
commission; committee
Context example:
a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)
Meronyms (members of "commission"):
committee member (a member of a committee)
commissioner (a member of a commission)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commission"):
ethics committee; ethics panel (a committee appointed to consider ethical issues)
finance committee (a committee appointed to consider financial issues)
politburo (the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party)
PAC; political action committee (committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates)
praesidium; presidium (a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session)
zoning commission (a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use)
jury; panel (a committee appointed to judge a competition)
vestry (in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church)
steering committee (a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body)
standing committee (a permanent committee)
subcommittee (a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose)
Economic and Social Council commission; ECOSOC commission (a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations)
blue ribbon commission; blue ribbon committee (an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue)
board (a committee having supervisory powers)
election commission (a commission delegated to supervise an election)
fairness commission (a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views)
planning commission (a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments)
conservancy (a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river)
select committee (a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose)
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
he works on commission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
Meaning:
The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
commissioning; commission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commission"):
mandate (the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory)
Meaning:
The state of being in good working order and ready for operation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
put the ships into commission / the motor was out of commission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
operation (the state of being in effect or being operative)
Meaning:
A group of representatives or delegates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
deputation; delegation; delegacy; commission; mission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commission"):
diplomatic mission (a mission serving diplomatic ends)
embassy (an ambassador and his entourage collectively)
Meaning:
A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
commission; direction; charge
Context example:
the judge's charge to the jury
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
bid; bidding; command; dictation (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commission"):
misdirection (an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge)
Meaning:
An official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
military commission; commission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
certificate; certification; credential; credentials (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
The act of committing a crime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
perpetration; committal; commission
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Meaning:
A special assignment that is given to a person or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
mission; commission; charge
Context examples:
a confidential mission to London / his charge was deliver a message
Hypernyms ("commission" is a kind of...):
assignment; duty assignment (a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commission"):
fool's errand (a fruitless mission)
mission impossible (an extremely dangerous or difficult mission)
martyr operation; sacrifice operation; suicide mission (killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb)
• COMMISSION (verb)
Meaning:
Put into commission; equip for service; of ships
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "commission" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Place an order for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "commission" is one way to...):
order (make a request for something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Charge with a task
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "commission" is one way to...):
authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They commission him to write the letter
