n.
1.a special group delegated to consider some matter
2.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)
3.the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
4.the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
5.a group of representatives or delegates
6.a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
7.an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
8.the act of committing a crime
9.a special assignment that is given to a person or group commission v.
1.put into commission
2.place an order for
3.charge with a task
Idiom of the Day
lash out (at someone)
to attack someone with words
They were walking along the beach when the girl suddenly lashed out in anger at her boyfriend.