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as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory
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as in execution
the doing of an action
a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins
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as in committee
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis
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as in appointment
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
her commission as head of the investigation
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in to nominate
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 commission
Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
In November 2023, the World Health Organization announced a commission on social connections to analyze how important social connections are to people's health.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Florence’s government commissioned Leonardo to paint a mural, the Battle of Anghiari, in 1503.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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On top of that, a new rule required buyers to negotiate their agents’ commissions.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
In November 2023, the World Health Organization announced a commission on social connections to analyze how important social connections are to people's health.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Florence’s government commissioned Leonardo to paint a mural, the Battle of Anghiari, in 1503.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s mandate arises not just from the raw vote total, but also from the fact that every swing state, every part of the country, and major demographic groups swung toward Trump.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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The court denied this plea to stop the execution on Dec. 5.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Over the past 15 years, the state has not carried out any executions, though federal officials conducted 13 executions in 2020 and 2021 at the federal prison in Terre Haute.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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These rankings to not project the conference championship games, the committee has been very hard on the teams that lose the Conference Championship game.Austin Mock, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Among the names that have been floated are Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, at 35, would be the youngest committee leader.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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The appointments and nominations have created a political domino scenario in Florida, giving some of the state’s up-and-coming political figures chances to move up in the state’s ranks.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The leadership team have championed the appointment of 27 menopause advocates— a quarter of whom are male allies.Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison appointed him special commissioner to the Orient for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Macron will have to appoint a new Prime Minister—once again, of his own choosing.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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This organic growth has enabled the company to scale without relying on traditional advertising.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Deeper Emotional Insights: BCIs could measure emotional responses to campaigns, enabling marketers to fine-tune their strategies based on real-time feedback.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The recommendation to kill the crash-reporting rule came from a transition team tasked with producing a 100-day strategy for automotive policy.Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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During Ashley Tisdale’s episode of Open Door, the actor turned designer admitted to tasking her husband with buying extra books to fill the shelves in their living room at the last minute.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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School representatives such as teachers, counselors, club advisers, communication staff and principals can nominate these high school students by 5 p.m. on Thursdays.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
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At Brainstorm Design, Sheppard claimed that the flipbook, nominated for a Cannes Lion Award earlier this year, is on track to educate 120,000 children on handwashing techniques in Uganda and the Dominican Republic.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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