commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /

NOUN

task, duty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agency authority delegation office

STRONG

appointment brevet certificate charge consignment deputation diploma embassy employment errand function instruction legation mandate mission obligation permit proxy trust warrant work

WEAK

power of attorney

NOUN

share of a profit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fee

STRONG

allowance ante bite bonus brokerage chunk compensation cut cut-in discount end indemnity juice pay payment percentage piece rake-off remuneration royalty salary slice stipend taste vigorish

WEAK

factorage piece of the action

Antonyms

STRONG

increase whole

NOUN

group working together toward goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

board committee delegation representative

STRONG

commissioners deputation

VERB

authorize or delegate task

Synonyms

STRONGEST

instruct

STRONG

accredit appoint assign bespeak bid charge command commit consign constitute contract crown depute deputize dispatch employ empower enable engage enlist enroll entrust hire inaugurate induct invest license name nominate ordain order select send

WEAK

confide to

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid break off cancel deny disallow discharge dismiss dodge end expel fire hold ignore keep lay off let go neglect oppose prevent prohibit receive refuse reject retain revoke shun stop

WEAK

retract unauthorize

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Fifteen months after the end of an independent commission hearing into more than 100 alleged breaches of financial rules by Manchester City, the club is still waiting to discover its fate.

From BBC

“This approval is another example of the commission swiftly approving a transaction that supports the EU’s defense sector without harming competition in Europe,” the commission said in a statement Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Board of Police Commissioners demanded a thorough internal investigation last March, but the status of that probe is unclear and a spokesperson for the commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

At least one commissioned a wedding cake in the shape of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are sophisticated bilingual telephone operators commissioned by the United States Army to help win the war,” she said.

From Literature

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