commission

Noun

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group
  • a confidential mission to London
    
  • his charge was deliver a message
    

• the act of committing a crime

• an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
  • the judge's charge to the jury
    

• a group of representatives or delegates

• the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
  • put the ships into commission
    
  • the motor was out of commission
    

• the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

• 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
    

• a special group delegated to consider some matter
  • a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle
    

Verb

• charge with a task

• place an order for

• put into commission; equip for service; of ships

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  mission , charge , perpetration , committal , military commission , direction , deputation , delegation , delegacy , commissioning , committee