commission

noun

1
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a confidential mission to London
his charge was deliver a message
2
the act of committing a crime
3
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
4
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
5
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the judge's charge to the jury
6
a special group delegated to consider some matter
a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
7
a group of representatives or delegates
8
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
9
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
put the ships into commission
the motor was out of commission

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