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- Dictionarycommission/kəˈmɪʃn/
noun
- 1. an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group: "one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building" Similar
- 2. a group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something: "a commission was appointed to investigate the allegations" Similar
verb
- 1. order or authorize the production of (something): "the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792" Similar
- 2. bring (something newly produced) into working condition: "we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned"
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- Simplified
COMMISSION translate: 工作, （正式地）安排…做，委托…做, 军事的, 委任（或任命）…为军官,...
- English (US)
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or...
- Traditional
COMMISSION translate: 工作, （正式地）安排…做，委託…做, 軍事的, 委任（或任命）…為軍官,...
- Portuguese Translation
COMMISSION translate: encarregar, encomendar, comissão,...
- COMMISSION
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or...
- Simplified
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to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone: The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry. She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.
The word commission has several very different meanings, but in its most basic meaning, commission is the act of passing a responsibility to someone else. If you receive a government commission, that means you have been assigned a task by the government.
Commission is a noun that can mean a duty, task, authority, fee, rank, or group. It can also be a verb that means to authorize, order, or place an order for something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples from various sources.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word commission, from a document granting authority to a fee paid to an agent. See examples, synonyms, idioms, and word history of commission.
