commission

1. n. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. Source: opted

2. n. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed. Source: opted

3. n. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge. Source: opted

4. n. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties. Source: opted

5. n. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission. Source: opted

6. n. A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission. Source: opted

7. n. The acting under authority of, or on account of, another. Source: opted

8. n. The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city. Source: opted

9. n. The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere. Source: opted

10. v. t. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer. Source: opted

11. v. t. To send out with a charge or commission. Source: opted

12. n. a special group delegated to consider some matter Source: wordnet

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