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as in mandates
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 executions
the doing of an action
a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins
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as in committees
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 appointments
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 enables
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in appoints
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 commissions
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Road commissions say a temperature rise is the key ingredient to potholes, which could pose a danger on the road.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Many states with independent redistricting commissions, such as Idaho, have experienced high rates of non-contestation despite having drawn competitive districts.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Since the nineteen-nineties, Huyghe has been a fixture on the international art circuit, with commissions at the Met, the Whitney, and the Venice Biennale, and retrospectives at LACMA and the Centre Pompidou, in his native Paris.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Courts, independent commissions, and political commissions drew the remaining districts.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Also part of that, as a kicker, was a mandate, a requirement that states have independent redistricting commissions to avoid gerrymandering.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
His campaign also reported $38,000 in unpaid bills, mostly for digital consulting, fundraising commissions and text messages.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Thank you for the privilege to do this important work alongside my fellow city volunteers who serve on City Council, boards and commissions, and who give their time to park cleanups and other efforts that strengthen our community.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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To Lewis’s point, NCAA president Charlie Baker called on state gambling commissions just this past January, urging them to adjust state laws and regulations to eliminate gambling on individual prop bets and other high-risk prop bets such as first-half unders.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Road commissions say a temperature rise is the key ingredient to potholes, which could pose a danger on the road.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Many states with independent redistricting commissions, such as Idaho, have experienced high rates of non-contestation despite having drawn competitive districts.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Since the nineteen-nineties, Huyghe has been a fixture on the international art circuit, with commissions at the Met, the Whitney, and the Venice Biennale, and retrospectives at LACMA and the Centre Pompidou, in his native Paris.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Courts, independent commissions, and political commissions drew the remaining districts.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Also part of that, as a kicker, was a mandate, a requirement that states have independent redistricting commissions to avoid gerrymandering.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
His campaign also reported $38,000 in unpaid bills, mostly for digital consulting, fundraising commissions and text messages.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Thank you for the privilege to do this important work alongside my fellow city volunteers who serve on City Council, boards and commissions, and who give their time to park cleanups and other efforts that strengthen our community.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissions
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Kennedy also removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's expert vaccine panel and filled many of the positions with people who have been vaccine skeptics or questioned COVID-19 vaccine mandates.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those two mandates brought ire from nonteaching staff from across the district.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.—
Katie Parla,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Amid the current crackdown, there are grave concerns that authorities will resort to swift sham trials and arbitrary executions of the protestors, to intimidate people who might dissent.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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As of now, the Data Centers Secrecy Act has passed two committees in the Florida Senate with only one no vote at each stop.—
Natasha Sutherland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Host committees liaise with the IOC, international sports federations and professional sports leagues like the NHL to determine the specific health needs of each sport before the host committee staffs up.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cancer, kismet and the comfort of girlhood Taylor and Finkel know not all cancer patients have a best friend who lives close enough to go to appointments with them, let alone the time to do so.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The sapphire tiara that Queen Máxima of the Netherlands wears for some of her most important appointments is one of the oldest, most spectacular and recognizable pieces of the Dutch royal heritage.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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In addition, as Professors Sam Ehrlich and Ryan Rodenberg recently explained in the Cardozo Law Review, there’s a potential non-delegation problem with legislation that delegates regulatory power to private athletic associations such as the NCAA or College Sports Commission.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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In the United States, the federal government delegates the regulation of the practice of medicine to the states, which aren’t racing nearly fast enough right now to catch up with the galloping med spa industry.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
18 Nov. 2025
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In reality, the technology is a toolkit that enables geologists to draw on data, models, and geophysics to generate valuable insights at various stages of a mining project.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ice surfaces develop a thin, mobile surface layer, sometimes called a quasi-liquid or premelted layer, that reduces friction and enables sliding.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The challenge tasks library patrons with reading 50 books from 50 different categories, according to the library’s website.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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The consent decree also tasks the Department of Mental Health with creating two pilot programs to treat people at jails instead of waiting for a bed at the state mental hospital in Vinita.—
Sierra Pfeifer,
Oklahoman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aliya Wishner, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office, dismissed Rokita's complaints about the sale, saying IAA board members must act in the agency's best interests regardless of who appoints them.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Visit our website In most states, including Virginia, the governor appoints these board members (typically with state senate confirmation).—
Andy Smarick,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Commissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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