| 单词 | commission |
| 释义 | commission (once / 63 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4nv 5n 6n The word commission has several very different meanings, but in its most basic meaning, commission is the act of passing a responsibility to someone else. If you receive a government commission, that means you have been assigned a task by the government. Another common meaning of commission is the amount of money an employee earns when they sell something: In addition to his salary, he gets a 1% commission on each sale. A commission is also an order for someone to do something and get paid: The artist received a commission for a new painting to hang in the building lobby. And a commission is a high-ranking position in the armed forces, or a special committee that controls or investigates something. WORD FAMILYcommission: commissioned, commissioner, commissioning, commissions, decommission+/commissioned: noncommissioned/commissioner: commissioners/decommission: decommissioned, decommissioning USAGE EXAMPLESBeyond education efforts, Brewer created by executive order the first state Ethics Commission. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The party now looks set for a split with both groups approaching the Election Commission to claim the SP's poll symbol, the bicycle. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He is the chairman of the Global Commission on Internet Governance, a group of experts which in June published a report on online policy. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) 1 1n the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions Syn|Hypo|Hyper commissioning mandate the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory authorisation, authorization, empowerment the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant 2n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something Syn|Hypo|Hyper charge, direction misdirection an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge bid, bidding, command, dictation an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 3n a special assignment that is given to a person or group Syn|Hypo|Hyper charge, mission fool's errand a fruitless mission mission impossiblean extremely dangerous or difficult mission martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide missionkilling or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb assignment, duty assignment a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) 4v charge with a task Hyper authorise, authorize, clear, pass grant authorization or clearance for 5v place an order for 2Hyper order make a request for something n a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary) 3he works on commission Hyper fee a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 1n a special group delegated to consider some matter Syn|Hypo|Hyper committee ECOSOC commission, Economic and Social Council commission a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committeean independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue boarda committee having supervisory powers election commissiona commission delegated to supervise an election fairness commissiona commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views planning commissiona commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments conservancya commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river select committeea parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose subcommitteea subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose standing committeea permanent committee steering committeea committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body ethics committee, ethics panela committee appointed to consider ethical issues finance committeea committee appointed to consider financial issues politburothe chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party PAC, political action committeecommittee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates praesidium, presidiuma permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session zoning commissiona commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use jury, panela committee appointed to judge a competition vestryin the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church Commission on Human Rightsthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights Commission on Narcotic Drugsthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic Commission on the Status of Womenthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies Economic Commission for Africathe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far Eastthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East Economic Commission for Europethe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe Economic Commission for Latin Americathe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America Population Commissionthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control Social Development Commissionthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development Statistical Commissionthe commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations appeal board, appeals board, board of appealsa board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals board of selectmena board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town Federal Reserve Boardthe seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System governing boarda board that manages the affairs of an institution Ways and Means Committeea permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue board of directors, directoratea group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution advisory board, planning boarda board appointed to advise the chief administrator draft boarda board to select personnel for involuntary military service board of education, school boarda board in charge of local public schools zoning boarda board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions administrative body, administrative unit a unit with administrative responsibilities 2n a group of representatives or delegates 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission diplomatic mission a mission serving diplomatic ends embassyan ambassador and his entourage collectively High Commissionan embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another foreign mission, legationa permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister organisation, organization a group of people who work together 1n the state of being in good working order and ready for operation put the ships into commission the motor was out of commission Hyper operation the state of being in effect or being operative 2v put into commission; equip for service; of ships 5Hyper equip, fit, fit out, outfit provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose n the act of committing a crime 6Syn|Hyper committal, perpetration crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act n an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces Syn|Hyper military commission certificate, certification, credential, credentials a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts |
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