Commission - Definition

n 1: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a
committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" -
Milton Berle [syn: committee, commission]
2: 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"
3: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
[syn: commission, commissioning]
4: the state of being in good working order and ready for
operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was
out of commission"
5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation,
commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
6: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn:
commission, charge, direction]
7: an official document issued by a government and conferring on
the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
[syn: commission, military commission]
8: the act of committing a crime [syn: perpetration,
commission, committal]
9: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a
confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a
message" [syn: mission, charge, commission]
v 1: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
2: place an order for
3: charge with a task