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as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory
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as in execution
the doing of an action
a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins
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as in committee
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis
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as in appointment
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
her commission as head of the investigation
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in to nominate
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs
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Recent Examples of commission
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
So far, no injuries have been reported, according to the commission.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Carney had commissioned a focus group of Latino voters in McAllen, in South Texas, and made two unexpected findings—the voters wanted less gun control and more border security.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Commerce and other revenue increased by 23% to $61.7 million, mainly due to higher affiliate commission revenue.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
So far, no injuries have been reported, according to the commission.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The show has already been commissioned for another season, and that has been filmed, so knowing that the second batch of episodes will be watched is a welcome boost at a difficult time.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Carney had commissioned a focus group of Latino voters in McAllen, in South Texas, and made two unexpected findings—the voters wanted less gun control and more border security.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commission
Noun
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In hiring, that most often is hiring quotas for diverse talent or diversity representation mandates that prefer some groups over others.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Anger over federal overreach swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic as mask requirements and vaccine mandates clashed with individual liberties, said Don Kettl, professor emeritus and former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to die on Tuesday despite a judge's order last week temporarily halting the execution in a ruling that was overturned by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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The companies that will thrive will be the ones that stop measuring effort and start amplifying execution.—
Kinga Vajda,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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World As global tariff tensions rise, here's the latest on U.S. trade with top partners Members of the central bank's rate-setting committee voted to keep their benchmark rate between 4.25% and 4.5%.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their attempt to subpoena Musk was rejected by committee Republicans.—
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19 Mar. 2025
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Researchers are warning that men who regularly dodge prostate cancer screening appointments are 45% more likely to die from the disease.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Senate officials announced the appointment Friday at a committee hearing.—
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arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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He was then appointed chief strategy and performance officer for the Houston Airport System before moving through the ranks to chief development officer and chief operating officer.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Translated, money’s sole purpose is as an agreement about value among wealth producers that enables them to exchange wealth of roughly equal value with each other.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Solutions like these improve health and education outcomes, empower women, and enable families to thrive, transforming their futures.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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Once a target that opposing teams would try to attack with their primary ball handlers (a tactic teams often employ to get great shooters off the floor), Beasley is now tasked with guarding premier scorers by design.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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He's tasked with documenting the tributes of District 12, but rebellion is already on his mind.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Eversource and United Illuminating make the same allegations and have made the same claims in a separate suit. PURA and others, including Gov. Ned Lamont, who has nominated her for a second term, insist Gillett has consistently acted within her authority.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wood won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program in 2021, and was nominated again for the BAFTA TV category in 2022.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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