commissioned

verb

Definition of commissionednext
past tense of commission
1
as in appointed
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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2
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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3
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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4
as in nominated
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 Synonyms for commissioned
  1. appointed
  2. enabled
  3. nominated
  4. delegated
  5. authorized
  6. constituted
  7. empowered
  8. assigned
Verb
  • The superintendent is appointed by the county’s elected, seven-member board of education.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • After Mahan vacated the District 10 seat two years ago, the City Council appointed Batra over a slew of candidates that included Casey.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of appointed
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  • There is no costly downside now that Google has done away with the requirement to purchase two expensive hardware security keys and enabled the use of a Google passkey instead.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The researchers discovered that the women who had the highest number of live births exhibited a unique set of blood and heart characteristics that enabled more efficient oxygen delivery to their cells.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of enabled
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  • So is Cody Johnson, who was nominated in that category at the CMAs in both 2019 and 2022.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Chelsie nominated Cam Sullivan-Brown and Makensy Manbeck for eviction, leaving Rubina Bernabe off the block.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of nominated
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  • The responsibility of drafting specific regulations and implementing the reporting standards was delegated to the California Air Resources Board.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In swing counties like Erie, the Harris campaign appears to have delegated the task of promoting this agenda to Walz, who is accustomed to addressing voters in the heartland.
    Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of delegated
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  • The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The filing also details a stock repurchase program authorized by the board to purchase up to $20,000,000 of common stock.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of authorized
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  • But labor-relations law as currently constituted under the Wagner Act creates monopolistic unions that exercise outsized power with the backing of the federal government.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This constituted a slightly larger attack than the barrage in April, which involved about 110 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles fired toward Israel.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of constituted
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  • My fiscally responsible bill will give back funds to schools to put toward their unique needs, because parents deserve to send their kids to schools that are empowered to put their students first.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Individuals who are empowered within agencies to advocate for reform from the inside could be powerful allies to an efficiency commission.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of empowered
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  • The Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assigned
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