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commission
What does commission mean?
commission (noun): a body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce commission?
/kəˈmɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does commission come from?
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from committō + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from com- (“with”) + mittō (“to send”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to commission
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “commission” mean?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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a body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function
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an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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the foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves
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