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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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The bill would create an independent, bipartisan commission of experts tasked with identifying solutions to ensure the long-term financial stability of both Medicare and Social Security and providing recommendations to Congress for action.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Cookie is thrilled to win a commission from Chuck Halsey, a neurosurgeon, to renovate his brick mansion in Pill Hill, “a once-fashionable neighborhood filled with doctors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

By Ann Patchett Harper: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The commission sentenced Alfons to restriction to his town limits for a period of two years, six months’ expulsion from college, and one month of hard labor.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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