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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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In IQM’s case, “we already have governments on the cap table. We have the European Commission, we have the Finnish government, we have the German government.”

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

That could leave Clayton, who was chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term, in limbo indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Anything over $5,000 and the politician has to report it to the California Fair Political Practices Commission, which keeps a public database.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

The U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission reported that the nanobubbling reduced “odors and bacteria,” but the project concluded prematurely after a flood swept some of the instrumentation into the river.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

A patron of young Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he held other state appointive offices before getting himself named chairman of the new State Commission on Prison Reform.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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