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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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It led to a royal commission into antisemitism in Australia. which began public hearings in February.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And the commission found that "on the balance of probabilities, Everton's breach of the PSR caused Burnley to be relegated".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite the opposition, the planning commission voted unanimously to advance the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Instead of the pope’s commission, Leonardo works on the portrait he still hasn’t given to Francesco and Lisa Gherardini.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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