Commission

Noun

 * 1) A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
 * 2) An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
 * 3) A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. Eg: The European Commission, The Electoral Commission, The Federal Communications Commission.
 * 4) A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
 * 5) the act of committing (e.g. a crime)
 * 6) The name of a service provided to validate the completeness and accuracy of a project or venture.

Verb

 * 1)  To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
 * 2)  To place an order for (often piece of art); as, commission a portrait.
 * 3)  To put into active service; as, commission a ship.

Adjectives for Commission
perilous; permanent; promised; glorious; royal; simple; delicate; accredited; illicit; flattering; nonpartisan; legislative; eminent; joint; mixed; innocent; imaginary; unspoken; gabbling; much-desired.

Verbs for Commission
accept—; appoint to—; assume—; authorize—; buy—; charge with—; confer—upon; delegate to—; deliver—; devise—; dis¬charge—; dispatch—; empower—; entrust with—; execute—; tender—; undertake—; warrant—; —empowers; —instructs; — orders; —ranks; —specifies.

Synonyms for Commission

 * body of officials: committee, government body
 * fee charged: brokerage

Derived terms

 * commissioner
 * European Commission
 * out of commission

Thesaurus
assign, assignation, assignment, at home, authorize, avails, ball, bicameral legislature, bid, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, board of aldermen, box office, brawl, budget, busywork, call on, call the signals, call upon, caucus, chamber of deputies, chare, charge, charter, chore, chunk, city board, city council, cobble, colloquium, command, commission, commissions, commit, committee, common council, completion, conclave, concourse, condition, conduct, congregation, congress, consign, contingent, conventicle, convention, convocation, council, court, credit, credits, cut, dance, darn, date, deal, declare, decree, delegate, delegation, deputation, depute, deputize, designate, designate an agent, destiny, detach, detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, dictate, diet, direct, direction, discharge, dispatch, disposable income, dividend, dividends, do up, doctor, dole, duty, earned income, earnings, effectuation, eisteddfod, empower, enable, enactment, end, enjoin, entrust, equal share, errand, execution, exercise, fate, federal assembly, festivity, fete, fish to fry, fix, fix up, forgathering, forum, gains, gate, gate receipts, gathering, general assembly, get, get-together, give an order, give in charge, give the word, gross, gross income, gross receipts, half, halver, handling, helping, homework, house of assembly, housewarming, implementation, income, injunction, instruct, instruction, intake, interest, issue a command, issue a writ, job, job of work, labor, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislative chamber, legislature, levee, license, lot, lower chamber, lower house, make, make-work, management, mandate, matters in hand, measure, meed, meet, meeting, mend, mess, mission, modicum, moiety, name, national assembly, net, net income, net receipts, nominate, odd job, ordain, order, order about, output, overhaul, panel, parliament, part, party, patch, patch up, percentage, performance, perpetration, piece, piece of work, plenum, portion, post, precept, prescript, prescription, proceeds, proclaim, produce, profits, project, prom, promulgate, pronounce, proportion, provincial legislature, provincial parliament, put in commission, put in order, put in repair, put in shape, quantum, quorum, quota, rake-off, rally, ration, ready, recap, receipt, receipts, receivables, reception, recondition, rendezvous, repair, representative town meeting, retread, returns, revenue, royalties, royalty, rule, say the word, seance, segment, send out, service, session, set to rights, sew up, share, shindig, sit-in, sitting, slice, small share, soiree, soviet, stake, state assembly, state legislature, stint, stock, subcommittee, symposium, synod, take, take-in, takings, task, teaching, things to do, tinker, tinker up, town meeting, transaction, transfer, turnout, unearned income, unicameral legislature, upper chamber, upper house, warrant, work, yield

Etymology
From Latin commissio:, from prefix com-:, + noun of action missio:, from perfect passive participle missus:, from the verb mitto:, + noun of action suffix -io:.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: поръчение
 * Finnish: tehtävä, toimeksianto


 * Romanian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: barrantachd


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: toimeksianto
 * Irish: coimisiún


 * Russian: комиссия, назначение
 * Scottish Gaelic: barrantachd


 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: комисия
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: komisiono
 * Finnish: komitea, toimikunta, valtuuskunta


 * German:
 * Irish: coimisiún
 * Russian: комиссия
 * Spanish: comisión
 * Swedish: kommission


 * Bulgarian: комисионна
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: afsluitprovisie, afsluitpremie , commissie
 * Finnish: komissio, provisio, välityspalkkio
 * French: commission, commission d'agent immobilier , courtage
 * German: Abschlußprämie, Abschlußprovision , Provision


 * Luhya:
 * Russian: комиссия, комиссионные
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: kommission, ,

Verb

 * Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi
 * French:


 * German: beauftragen
 * Scottish Gaelic: barrantaich


 * Bulgarian: поръчвам
 * Finnish: tehdä tilaus, tilata


 * German: in Auftrag geben
 * Scottish Gaelic: barrantaich


 * Bulgarian: пускам в експлоатация
 * Finnish: asettaa palvelukseen


 * German: in Dienst stellen, in Betrieb nehmen
 * Swahili: kodisha

Noun

 * 1) Commission (fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction).