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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
Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The event is being curated by artistic directors Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed and will feature over twenty new commissions.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
In the second half of 2025 alone, 18 new game adaptations were commissioned, with 78% of these live action.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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Reece removed the bus from commission and took Ruff to a fast food restaurant, all of which led to roughly 115 minutes of service disruption.
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Fraud, waste, and abuse in California could hit $250 billion, according to a new analysis of hundreds of whistleblower tips commissioned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and state controller candidate Herb Morgan.
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
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Corporate and government leaders regularly reissue return-to-office mandates, citing performance concerns.—
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To take it from idea to information to knowledge to execution.—
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The firm praised management’s execution and says the stock is highly underappreciated by investors.—
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The committee agreed that Wednesday's death was a tragedy, but McCollum said the mayor's rhetoric contributes to people clashing with ICE agents.—
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Lawmakers file hundreds of bills each year and hold a flurry of subcommittee and committee meetings, public hearings and floor votes.—
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Call 1-800-955-6886 to schedule an appointment to claim your prize.—
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The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.—
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Hurst was appointed to the position in January 2024, according to a press release at the time.—
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Chávez appointed Maduro as his successor before dying of cancer in 2013.—
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An arbitration hearing enables the Royals and a player — including his agent and attorney — to have a panel of neutral arbitrators determine the value of the player’s contract for the coming season (in this case, 2026).—
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Washington’s neutrality safeguarded our nation’s first quarter-millennium, enabling our ascent to superpower status and the preservation of liberty at home.—
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was born to Cuban immigrants, has been tasked with leading the overhaul of Venezuela’s government.—
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That group — which features 11 rookies — is tasked with helping Carolina upset the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium.—
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Stefánsson’s novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, and his novel Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005.—
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Now, both Warren and Rae are nominated as Best New Artists at the Grammy Awards.—
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“Commission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commission. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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