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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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Yet Nancy Altman, president of the advocacy group Social Security Works, described such a commission as “a waste of time.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

IOC members visiting L.A. for a regular coordination commission meeting this week gave an even stronger vote of confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

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

The commission concluded, “People of both races acted with such courage and promptness as to end the trouble early.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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