roving commissionn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊvɪŋ kəˈmɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌroʊvɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roving n.¹, commission n.¹; roving adj., commission n.¹

Etymology: Partly < roving n.¹ + commission n.¹, and partly (in sense 2) < roving adj. + commission n.¹

1. Originally Nautical. An authorization given to a person or body to travel as they consider necessary. In extended use: a licence to do as one pleases.

ΚΠ

1757 London Chron. 18–20 Oct. 378/2 We hear that a Resolution has been taken to grant roving Commissions from six to nine and twelve Months, to such Commanders of the Roval Navy, as shall apply for the same.

1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. 222 The passions of young men act under a roving commission from nature.

1807 Caledonian Mercury 30 Apr. Appointed Sir Home Popham to the command of a small squadron to cruize off the Continent, in the rivers, &c. with a roving commission.

1843 J. S. Mill Let. 14 Mar. (1963) XIII. 577 If however you will give me what lawyers call a roving commission, I would do my best.

1894 Congress. Rec. 25 Apr. 4098/1 Is it a legitimate expenditure of the public money to send up consuls with roving commissions to hunt out commerce for a certain class of our people?

1936 A. Christie ABC Murders xviii. 130 I had a kind of roving commission to purchase things for my brother.

1981 Listener 1 Jan. 12/1 For several years as West Africa correspondent he had what was in effect a roving commission.

2004 M. Pegler Out of Nowhere iii. 86 Some [snipers] were given roving commissions and could travel along their Regimental front at will.

2. A body having authority to pursue an inquiry or investigation in whichever locations it considers necessary.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > [noun] > in any quarter

roving commission1836

1832 Brit. Mag. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 210/2 The Commissioners..have..appointed a sub-roving commission, composed of persons who may be able to obtain in different parts of the country the required information.]

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 238 Showing that the greatest danger is to themselves, that the ‘roving commissions’ concealed within the measure will in time inspect their very houses, and overthrow the state.

1867 Congress. Globe 22 Mar. 273/2 I think it would be safer to leave this matter to the direct inspection of the War Department, than to send out a roving commission. We have had enough of these roving commissions.

1917 P. E. Kern Kern Geneal. 242 Cardinal de Richelieu by the institution of the roving commission of the ‘Grands Jours’ made a determined effort to suppress the unpunished atrocities of the barons.

1959 Ann. Reg. 1958 179 The Russians opposed the Western proposal that they should be mobile and on a permanent footing on the ground that such ‘roving commissions’ would engage in espionage.

2008 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 21 June a8 Bouchard..got to know Taylor well this past year as co-chairman of the roving commission.

3. Sport (esp. Rugby). An authorization or licence given to a player to move about the field of play at will rather than remain in a set position.

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1876 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 25 Jan. 7/5 For the victorious team Orton—who had a roving commission—J. Thorpe, Deans, and T. Beard were most conspicuous.

1892 E. B. Holmes in F. Marshall Football xxiii. 496 If given a ‘roving commission’, Woods is one of the most dangerous of forwards.

1905 Times 4 Dec. 11/2 The lot fell to J. E. Raphael, and in his roving commission to cover the half-backs and to smash up the New Zealand attack in its beginnings, he executed much good work.

1962 Guardian 15 Mar. 10/1 Charlton went on a roving commission and looked more likely to score than anyone.

2009 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 May 103 Toomua made it clear..Mortlock would be on a roving commission, not anchored to the wing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roving commission
释义	roving commissionn. Brit. /ˌrəʊvɪŋ kəˈmɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌroʊvɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roving n.¹, commission n.¹; roving adj., commission n.¹ Etymology: Partly < roving n.¹ + commission n.¹, and partly (in sense 2) < roving adj. + commission n.¹ 1. Originally Nautical. An authorization given to a person or body to travel as they consider necessary. In extended use: a licence to do as one pleases. ΚΠ 1757 London Chron. 18–20 Oct. 378/2 We hear that a Resolution has been taken to grant roving Commissions from six to nine and twelve Months, to such Commanders of the Roval Navy, as shall apply for the same. 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. 222 The passions of young men act under a roving commission from nature. 1807 Caledonian Mercury 30 Apr. Appointed Sir Home Popham to the command of a small squadron to cruize off the Continent, in the rivers, &c. with a roving commission. 1843 J. S. Mill Let. 14 Mar. (1963) XIII. 577 If however you will give me what lawyers call a roving commission, I would do my best. 1894 Congress. Rec. 25 Apr. 4098/1 Is it a legitimate expenditure of the public money to send up consuls with roving commissions to hunt out commerce for a certain class of our people? 1936 A. Christie ABC Murders xviii. 130 I had a kind of roving commission to purchase things for my brother. 1981 Listener 1 Jan. 12/1 For several years as West Africa correspondent he had what was in effect a roving commission. 2004 M. Pegler Out of Nowhere iii. 86 Some [snipers] were given roving commissions and could travel along their Regimental front at will. 2. A body having authority to pursue an inquiry or investigation in whichever locations it considers necessary. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > [noun] > in any quarter roving commission1836 1832 Brit. Mag. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 210/2 The Commissioners..have..appointed a sub-roving commission, composed of persons who may be able to obtain in different parts of the country the required information.] 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 238 Showing that the greatest danger is to themselves, that the ‘roving commissions’ concealed within the measure will in time inspect their very houses, and overthrow the state. 1867 Congress. Globe 22 Mar. 273/2 I think it would be safer to leave this matter to the direct inspection of the War Department, than to send out a roving commission. We have had enough of these roving commissions. 1917 P. E. Kern Kern Geneal. 242 Cardinal de Richelieu by the institution of the roving commission of the ‘Grands Jours’ made a determined effort to suppress the unpunished atrocities of the barons. 1959 Ann. Reg. 1958 179 The Russians opposed the Western proposal that they should be mobile and on a permanent footing on the ground that such ‘roving commissions’ would engage in espionage. 2008 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 21 June a8 Bouchard..got to know Taylor well this past year as co-chairman of the roving commission. 3. Sport (esp. Rugby). An authorization or licence given to a player to move about the field of play at will rather than remain in a set position. ΚΠ 1876 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 25 Jan. 7/5 For the victorious team Orton—who had a roving commission—J. Thorpe, Deans, and T. Beard were most conspicuous. 1892 E. B. Holmes in F. Marshall Football xxiii. 496 If given a ‘roving commission’, Woods is one of the most dangerous of forwards. 1905 Times 4 Dec. 11/2 The lot fell to J. E. Raphael, and in his roving commission to cover the half-backs and to smash up the New Zealand attack in its beginnings, he executed much good work. 1962 Guardian 15 Mar. 10/1 Charlton went on a roving commission and looked more likely to score than anyone. 2009 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 May 103 Toomua made it clear..Mortlock would be on a roving commission, not anchored to the wing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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