1. (

• committee ,
• commission

) a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle ;

2. (

• commission

) 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" ;

3. (

• commission ,
• commissioning

) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions ;

4. (

• commission

) the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission" ;

5. (

• deputation ,
• commission ,
• delegation ,
• delegacy ,
• mission

) a group of representatives or delegates ;

6. (

• commission ,
• charge ,
• direction ,

) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" ;

7. (

• commission ,
• military_commission

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

8. (

• perpetration ,
• commission ,
• committal ,

) the act of committing a crime ;

9. (

• mission ,
• charge ,
• commission

) a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" ;

1. (

• commission ,

) put into commission; equip for service; of ships ;

2. (

• commission ,

) place an order for ;

3. (

• commission

) charge with a task ;