| noun | a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle “a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” |
| 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” |
| noun | the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions |
| noun | the state of being in good working order and ready for operation “put the ships into commission” |
| noun | a group of representatives or delegates |
| noun | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something “the judge's charge to the jury” |
| noun | an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
| noun | the act of committing a crime |
| noun | a special assignment that is given to a person or group “a confidential mission to London” |
| verb | put into commission; equip for service; of ships |
| verb | place an order for |
| verb | charge with a task |
| commit | verb | confer a trust upon |
| commissioner | noun | a member of a commission |
| commission | verb | charge with a task |
| depute | verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| delegate | verb | transfer power to someone |
| missioner | noun | someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
| charge | verb | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| perpetrate | verb | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| commission | noun | the state of being in good working order and ready for operation |
| commissioning | noun | the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions |