| commission | | |
| n. (group) | 1. commission, committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter.; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" |
| ~ administrative 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. |
| ~ jury, panel | a committee appointed to judge a competition. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (possession) | 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. |
| n. (act) | 3. commission, commissioning | 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. |
| n. (state) | 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" |
| n. (group) | 5. commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission | a group of representatives or delegates. |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| ~ diplomatic mission | a mission serving diplomatic ends. |
| ~ embassy | an ambassador and his entourage collectively. |
| n. (communication) | 6. charge, commission, direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.; "the judge's charge to the jury" |
| ~ bid, bidding, command, dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something. |
| ~ misdirection | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge. |
| n. (communication) | 7. commission, military commission | an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces. |
| ~ certificate, 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" |
| n. (act) | 8. commission, committal, perpetration | 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" |
| n. (act) | 9. charge, commission, mission | 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. |
| v. (social) | 10. commission | put into commission; equip for service; of ships. |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| v. (social) | 11. commission | place an order for. |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| v. (social) | 12. commission | charge with a task. |
| ~ authorize, authorise, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
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