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
  • Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Gregory Carro as a judge in 1998 on a salary of over $103,000 a year.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The thriller features De Niro as George Mullen, a former president who, in the wake of a devastating cyber attack, is appointed by the current president (Angela Bassett) to lead a commission tasked with finding who’s behind the attack.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of appointed
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  • Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enabled
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  • It’s nominated for the Best Americana Album category.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hell's Kitchen, a Broadway musical inspired by the singer's life, was nominated for 13 awards.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nominated
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  • Over six hours, the men set goals and delegated responsibilities with surprisingly little worry about the federal crackdown on militias.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, the administration delegated responsibility to the Caribbean community and to Kenya, with little success.
    Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of delegated
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  • Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Franklin also said Robinson could not take raises away once they had already been authorized.
    Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of authorized
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  • The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), working with police and military investigators, is probing whether Yoon's actions constituted rebellion.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In a forum on Eleven Warriors, a popular Buckeyes fan website, a commenter recently polled fellow fans about what constituted success this season.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of constituted
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  • The 2018 amendment set some ethical rules for public officials and empowered the commission to both create more rules and investigate alleged violations related to corruption, elections, lobbying and transparency.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Leaders need to stop talking past their teams, and employees need to feel empowered to share their concerns.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of empowered
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  • Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.
    Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of assigned
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