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- DictionaryCom·mis·sion/kəˈmiSHən/
noun
- 1. an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people: "he received a commission to act as an informer"
- 2. a group of people officially charged with a particular function: "the United Nations High Commission for Refugees"
verb
- 1. give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art): "the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792"
- 2. bring (something newly produced, such as a factory or machine) into working condition: "we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned"