com·mis·sion (k -m sh n)n. 1. a. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty. b. The authority so granted. c. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission. d. A document conferring such authorization. 2. a. A group of people officially authorized to perform certain duties or functions: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising. b. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities. 3. The act of committing or perpetrating: the commission of a crime. 4. A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered. 5. a. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces. b. The rank and powers so conferred. tr.v. com·mis·sioned, com·mis·sion·ing, com·mis·sions Idioms: 1. To grant a commission to. See Synonyms at authorize. 2. To place an order for: commissioned a new symphony for the festival. 3. To put (a ship) into active service. in commission 1. In active service. Used of a ship. 2. In use or in usable condition. on commission With a sales commission serving as full or partial recompense for the work done: sells boats on commission. out of commission 1. Not in active service. Used of a ship. 2. Not in use or working condition. [Middle English commissioun, from Latin commissi  , commissin-, from commissus, past participle of committere, to entrust; see commit.]com·mis sion·a·ble adj.com·mis sion·al adj. |
commission
Noun
1. an order for a piece of work, esp. a work of art or a piece of writing
2. a duty given to a person or group to perform
3. the fee or percentage paid to a salesperson for each sale made
4. a group of people appointed to perform certain duties: a new parliamentary commission on defence
5. the act of committing a sin or crime
6. Mil the rank or authority officially given to an officer
7. authority to perform certain duties
8. in or out of commission in or not in working order
Verb
1. to place an order for: a report commissioned by the United Nations, a new work commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
2. Mil to give a commission to
3. to prepare (a ship) for active service
4. to grant authority to [Latin committere to commit]
Commission in the United Kingdom, a committee or advisory body created by Royal Warrant to conduct a special enquiry; in the United States, a committee, advisory board, or governmental department.
1. To put in or make ready for service or use, as to commission an aircraft or a ship.
2. A written order giving a person rank and authority as an officer in the armed forces.
3. The rank and the authority given by such an order. See also constitute.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  commission - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berleadministrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission - a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee - an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" election commission - a commission delegated to supervise an election fairness commission - a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments conservancy - a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river select committee - a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose subcommittee - a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose standing committee - a permanent committee steering committee - a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body ethics committee, ethics panel - a committee appointed to consider ethical issues finance committee - a committee appointed to consider financial issues politburo - the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party PAC, political action committee - committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates praesidium, presidium - a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session zoning commission - a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use vestry - in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church commissioner - a member of a commission committee member - a member of a committee |
| 2. | commission - 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" fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services | |
| 3. | commission - the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory | |
| 4. | commission - the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission" operation - the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation" | |
| 5. |  commission - a group of representatives or delegatesorganization, organisation - a group of people who work together diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively | |
| 6. | commission - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge | |
| 7. |  commission - an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forcescertificate, credential, credentials, certification - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 8. | commission - the act of committing a crime crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" | |
| 9. | commission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" fool's errand - a fruitless mission mission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult mission martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb | |
| Verb | 1. | commission - put into commission; equip for service; of ships |
| 2. | commission - place an order for order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" | |
| 3. | commission - charge with a task |
commission
noun 2. duty, authority, trust, charge, task, function, mission, employment, appointment, warrant, mandate, errand
noun 4. committee, board, representatives, commissioners, delegation, deputation, body of commissioners
Translations
commission [kəˈmɪʃən] n (= committee, fee, order for work of art etc) → comisión f (= act); perpetración f
commission of inquiry → comisión f investigadora;
commission [kəˈmɪʃən] n (= committee, fee) → commission f (= order for work of art etc); commande f
vt (Mil) → nommer (à un commandement) [+ work of art]; commander, charger un artiste de l'exécution de;
I get 10% commission → je reçois une commission de 10%;
commission of inquiry (Brit) → commission d'enquête
commission [kəˈmɪʃən] n (order for work) → Auftrag m;
(Comm) → Provision f;
(committee) → Kommission f;
(Mil) → Offizierspatent nt
(Mil) → (zum Offizier) ernennen;
commission of inquiry → Untersuchungsausschuss m, Untersuchungskommission f;
to commission sb to do sth → jdn damit beauftragen, etw zu tun;
commission [kəˈmɪʃən] n → commissione f;
(for salesman) → commissione, provvigione f
vt (MIL) → nominare (al comando) [+ work of art]; commissionare;
to commission sb to do sth → incaricare qn di fare qc;
to commission sth from sb [+ painting etc] → commissionare qc a qn;
commission of inquiry (BRIT) → commissione f d'inchiesta
1 money earned by a person who sells things for someone else. kommissieloon عُمولَه، سَمْسَرَه комисиона provize provision; kommission die Vergütung προμήθεια comisión vahendustasu کمیسیون؛ کارمزد välityspalkkio commission עַמלָה दस्तूरी, दलाली, कमीशन provizija jutalék komisi umboðslaun commissione 手数料 대리 수수료 komisiniai pinigai komisijas nauda komisen commissie provisjon prowizja percentagem comision комиссионные provízia provizija provizija provision ค่านายหน้า komisyon 佣金 комісія چیزیں فروخت کرنے سے حاصل ہونے والی آمدنی tiền hoa hồng 佣金
2 an order for a work of art a commission to paint the president's portrait. opdrag أمْر، مُهِمَّه задача pověření bestilling der Auftrag παραγγελία encargo tellimus ماموریت toimeksianto commande הַזמָנַת עָבוֹדָה कला से संबंधित किसी कार्य के लिए आदेश povjeren posao megbízás pesanan barang seni pöntun commissione 依頼 (미술품의) 주문 užsakymas līgumdarbs; pasūtījums; uzdevums tempahan opdracht bestilling zlecenie encomenda comandă заказ poverenie naročilo porudžbina uppdrag, beställning งานที่รับมอบหมาย iş(ini) verme, sipariş 委託製作(畫像等) замовлення کسی فنی کام کا حکم ملنا nhiệm vụ 委托制作（画像等）
3 an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc My son got his commission last year. oproep بَراءَه (إعْطاء سَلْطَه أو رُتْبَه عَسْكَرِيَّه) офицерски чин jmenovací dekret bestalling das Offizierspatent διάταγμα διορισμού nombramiento ohvitseripatent ورقۀ ماموریت brevet הַסמָכָה לִקצוּנָה प्राधिकार सौंपने वाला कोई आधिकारिक पत्र uputa, odluka kinevezés surat tugas skipunarbréf autorizzazione 任命辞令 위임장 pareigas patvirtinantis dokumentas patents uz virsnieka pakāpi tauliah aanstelling (tot officier) utnevnelse patent comissão brevet патент на звание, чин menovací dekrét imenovanje ukaz o postavljenju officersfullmakt, bemyndigande สัญญาบัตร rütbe; resmî yetki belgesi 委任狀 офіцерський чин فوج میں افسری کا حکم نامہ bằng phong cấp sỹ quan 委任状
4 an official group appointed to report on a specific matter a commission of enquiry. kommissie لَجْنَه مُنْتَدَبَه комисия komise kommission der Untersuchungsausschuß επιτροπή comisión komisjon, toimkond هیئت؛ کمیسیون commission וַעֲדָה आयोग povjerenstvo vizsgálóbizottság komisi (stjórnskipuð) nefnd commissione 委員会 위원회 komisija komisija suruhanjaya commissie nemnd, kommisjon komisja comissão comisie комиссия komisia komisija komisija kommission คณะกรรมาธิการ heyet, komisyon 委員會 комісія تحقیقاتی جماعت hội đồng 委员会
v
1 to give an order (especially for a work of art) to He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait. aanstel يَنْتَدِب، يُفَوِّض، يُكَلِّفُ في مُهِمَّه нареждам pověřit afgive bestilling beauftragen αναθέτω, παραγγέλλω encargar tellimust andma ماموریت دادن؛ گماردن antaa toimeksianto passer une commande à לְהָטִיל תַפקִיד कला से संबंधित किसी कार्य के लिए आदेश देना naručiti megbíz memberi tugas skipa; fela á hendur commissionare 製作依頼する 주문하다 užsakyti uzdot menempah opdracht geven gi/få i oppdrag zamawiać encarregar a comanda заказывать poveriť; zadať naročiti poručiti uppdra åt, beställa สั่งงาน sipariş vermek, ısmarlamak 委託 робити замовлення trao nhiệm vụ cho ai 委托
2 to give a military commission to. in diens stel يُقَلِّدُ أحَد أفْراد الجَيْش رُتْبَةً عَسْكَرِيَّه заповядвам udělit důstojnickou hodnost blive forfremmet til officer zum Offizier ernennen διορίζω, τοποθετώ nombrar ohvitseripatenti andma ماموریت نظامی دادن antaa valtakirja nommer à un commandement לְהַסמִיך לִקצוּנָה प्राधिकार सौंपने वाला कोई सैन्य आधिकारिक पत्र देना dodijeliti časnički čin megtesz (vkinek) memberi surat tugas láta fá skipunarbréf nominare qualcuno ufficiale 任命する 장교에 임명하다 oficialiai paskirti (į karininko pareigas) iecelt amatā menerima tauliah aanstellen (tot officier) bli utnevnt som offiser nadać stopień oficerski comissionar a încredinţa comanda (cuiva) производить в офицеры menovať dôstojníkom imenovati dati vojno postavljenje ge fullmakt, bemyndiga สั่งการทหาร görevlendirmek, görev/yetki vermek 任命, 受命指揮 надавати офіцерське звання کسی فنی کام کے لئے حکم دینا chính thức bổ nhiệm ai 受命指挥
n comˌmissioˈnaire [-ˈneə]
a doorkeeper in uniform the commissionaire at the cinema. portier, deurwagter حاجِب بَوّاب портиер vrátný dørvogter der Portier θυρωρός με στολή portero, conserje uksehoidja مستخدم دارای اونیفورم vahtimestari chasseur, portier שוֹעֵר द्वारपाल uniformirani vratar, kurir ajtónálló penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere 守衛 수위 durininkas, šveicorius šveicars pekerja portier dørvakt, utkaster portier porteiro швейцар vrátnik vratar, biljeter vratar vaktmästare, dörrvakt ผู้ที่รับจ้างทำงานเล็กๆ น้อยๆ (üniformalı) kapıcı 穿制服的看門人 швейцар وردی والا دربان người gác cửa 穿制服的看门人
n comˈmissioner
a representative of the government in a district or department. kommissaris مَنْدوب، مُفَوَّض، عُضْو لَجْنَه комисар komisař kommisær der/die Bevollmächtigte επίτροπος της κυβέρνησης comisario valitsuse erivolinik فرماندار komissaari commissaire נְצִיב आयुक्त, अधिकारी povjerenik biztos komisaris umboðsmaður; landsstjóri commissario 委員・長官 국장, 지방 행정관 įgaliotinis, komisaras pilnvarotais pesuruhjaya commissaris regjeringsrepresentant; kommisjonsmedlem komisarz, delegat comissário împuternicit уполномоченный представитель komisár pooblaščenec opunomoćenik ombud สมาชิกกรรมาธิการ heyet/komisyon üyesi 地方或部門長官 спеціальний уповноважений ضلعے یا محکمے میں حکومت کا نمائندہ ủy viên hội đồng 地方或部门长官
in/out of commission
in, or not in, a usable, working condition. binne/buite werking جاهِز أو غَيْر جاهِز للخِدْمَه الفِعْلِيَّه в/извън употреба ve službě (pověření), mimo službu (pověření) i/ude af drift in/außer Betrieb σε λειτουργία, εκτός λειτουργίας (fuera) de servicio töökorras, pole töökorras قابل استفاده یا غیر قابل استفاده käytössä, poissa käytöstä en/hors de service לא עוֹבֵד कामकाजी स्थिति में है या नहीं है povjerenik, punomoćnik (nem) működik jalan/tidak jalan (ó)nothæfur in/fuori servizio 現役 [] の 사용할 수 있는[] naudojamas, nenaudojamas, tinkamas/netinkamas naudoti darba kārtībā/remontā; rezervē digunakan in/buiten werking i/ute av drift, i stand/ustand czynny, na chodzie, nieczynny, zepsuty em (fora de) serviço în stare de funcţionare/ defect в исправности/в неисправности v službe / mimo služby uporaben/neuporaben u upotrebi i gång/ur funktion ใน/นอกหน้าที่ çalışır durumda ol(ma)mak 服／退役 придатний / непридатний до експлуатації کار آمد حالت میں ہونا یا نہ ہونا không sử dụng được 服／退役
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