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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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After the 2020 census, the bipartisan commission deadlocked, as such bodies often do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Megacap tech companies do sometimes commission such reports, notes Anita Ramasastry, a law professor at the University of Washington.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

At those levels, buyers can commission their own dream homes instead of retrofitting someone else’s fantasy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Gomez is the sole Democrat on the commission.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Mr. Dovlo shrugged as if that were the least of his problems and held out his hand for the rest of the commission.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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