- commission
- In.committeecouncil
1) to appoint, establish a commission
2) to disband a commission
3) a fact-finding; investigating; joint; planning; roving commission
4) a commission on (a commission on the problems of alcoholism)
certificate conferring rank(usu. mil.)
5) to award, confer a commission
6) to earn, win a (battlefield) commission
7) to resign one's commission
8) a battlefield commission
fee9) to charge; pay a commission
10) to deduct; divide a commission
11) a commission for, on
12) on commission (to work on commission)
operating condition13) to put out of commission (the storm put all power lines out of commission)
task(formal)
14) to execute a commission
15) a commission to + inf. (a commission to serve)
IIv.1) (H) she commissioned an artist to paint her portrait
2) (N; used with a noun) she was commissioned a second lieutenant
* * *[kə'mɪʃ(ə)n]confer a commissiondivide a commissionestablish a commissioninvestigatingpay a commissionroving commissionwin a (battlefield) commission(H) she commissioned an artist to paint her portrait(N; used with a noun) she was commissioned a second lieutenant['certificate conferring rank'] (usu. mil.) to award['committee'] ['council'] to appoint['fee'] to charge['task'] (formal) to execute a commissiona battlefield commissiona factfindinga commission forto deductto disband a commissionto earnto resign one's commissiona commission on (a commission on the problems of alcoholism)a commission to + inf. (a commission to serve)['operating condition'] to put out of commission (the storm put all power lines out of commission)on commission (to work on commission)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.