commission

Sense 1 noun

a special group delegated to consider some matter

a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours

Sense 2 verb

put into commission; equip for service; of ships

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

Sense 4 verb

place an order for

Sense 5 noun

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

Sense 6 verb

charge with a task

Sense 7 noun

the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

put the ships into commission

Sense 8 noun

a group of representatives or delegates

Sense 9 noun

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

the judge's charge to the jury

Sense 10 noun

an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

Sense 11 noun

the act of committing a crime

Sense 12 noun

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

a confidential mission to London