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1. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] a special group delegated to consider some matter.
Synonyms
- steering committee
- election commission
- conservancy
- praesidium
- political action committee
- finance committee
- administrative unit
- PAC
- standing committee
- subcommittee
- board
- Economic and Social Council commission
- blue ribbon commission
- zoning commission
- select committee
- committee
- ethics panel
- politburo
- presidium
- fairness commission
- ECOSOC commission
- panel
- blue ribbon committee
- vestry
- administrative body
- committee member
- jury
- planning commission
- ethics committee
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
Rhymes with Commission
- predisposition
- misrecognition
- juxtaposition
- retransmission
- presupposition
- decomposition
- statistician
- reimposition
- redeposition
- redefinition
- precondition
- pediatrician
- obstetrician
- mathematician
- malnutrition
- geriatrician
- fondkommission
- extradition
- transmission
- superstition
- requisition
- recondition
- recognition
- proposition
- premonition
- preignition
- inquisition
- exposition
- expedition
- electrician
How do you pronounce commission?
Pronounce commission as kəˈmɪʃən.
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How do you spell commission? Is it commision ?
A common misspelling of commission is commision
Sentences with commission
1. Noun, singular or mass
An agent may steer you to a hotel or resort that offers the agent the best commission.
Quotes about commission
1. The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution.
- Jose Ramos-Horta
2. A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
- Samuel Butler
2. commission
verb. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] put into commission; equip for service; of ships.
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
3. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] 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).
Antonyms
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
4. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
5. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] a special assignment that is given to a person or group.
Synonyms
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
8. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] the state of being in good working order and ready for operation.
Antonyms
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
9. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces.
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
