commission
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a special group delegated to consider some matter
a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours
Types & categories
- administrative unit hypernym
- Economic and Social Council commission hyponym
- blue ribbon commission hyponym
- board hyponym
- election commission hyponym
- fairness commission hyponym
- planning commission hyponym
- conservancy hyponym
- select committee hyponym
- subcommittee hyponym
- standing committee hyponym
- steering committee hyponym
- ethics committee hyponym
- finance committee hyponym
- politburo hyponym
- political action committee hyponym
- presidium hyponym
- zoning commission hyponym
- panel hyponym
- vestry hyponym
Parts & wholes
- commissioner member meronym
- committee member member meronym
Related & opposite
- commissioner derivation
- entrust derivation
Sense 2 verb
put into commission; equip for service; of ships
Types & categories
- outfit hypernym
Related & opposite
- commission derivation
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- fee hypernym
Sense 4 verb
place an order for
Types & categories
- order hypernym
Related & opposite
- commission derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Types & categories
- empowerment hypernym
- mandate hyponym
Related & opposite
- commissioner derivation
- commission derivation
Sense 6 verb
charge with a task
Types & categories
- authorize hypernym
Related & opposite
- mission derivation
- commissioning derivation
- commissioner derivation
Sense 7 noun
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
put the ships into commission
Types & categories
- operation hypernym
Related & opposite
- commission derivation
Sense 8 noun
a group of representatives or delegates
Types & categories
- organization hypernym
- diplomatic mission hyponym
- embassy hyponym
Related & opposite
- commissioner derivation
- missioner derivation
- assign derivation
- delegate derivation
Sense 9 noun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the judge's charge to the jury
Types & categories
- bid hypernym
- misdirection hyponym
Related & opposite
- commissioner derivation
- charge derivation
- appoint derivation
- commission derivation
Sense 10 noun
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
Types & categories
- certificate hypernym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 11 noun
the act of committing a crime
Types & categories
- crime hypernym
Related & opposite
- commit derivation
Sense 12 noun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a confidential mission to London
Types & categories
- assignment hypernym
- fool's errand hyponym
- mission impossible hyponym
- suicide mission hyponym
Related & opposite
- missioner derivation
- charge derivation
- burden derivation
- commission derivation
- appoint derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrust |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | commissioner |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | committee member |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | administrative unit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Economic and Social Council commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blue ribbon commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | board |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | election commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fairness commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planning commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conservancy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | select committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subcommittee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | standing committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steering committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethics committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | finance committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | politburo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | political action committee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | presidium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | zoning commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | panel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vestry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | outfit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fee |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | order |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | empowerment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mandate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mission |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioning |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | authorize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | operation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | delegate |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | organization |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | diplomatic mission |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | embassy |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | charge |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | bid |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | misdirection |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | certificate |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | commit |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | crime |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | charge |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | burden |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | assignment |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | fool's errand |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | mission impossible |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | suicide mission |