commission
1. com.mis.sion or into commission \k*-'mish-*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L
commission-, commissio act of bringing together,] fr. commissus, pp. of
committere 1a: a formal written warrant granting the power to perform
various acts or duties 1b: a certificate conferring military rank and
authority; also : th e rank and authority so conferred 2: an authorization
or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts :
CHARGE 3a: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another 3b:
a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another 4a: a group of
persons directed to perform some duty 4b: a government agency having
administrative, legislative, or judicial pow ers 4c: a city council having
legislative and executive functions 5: an act of committing (as a crime)
6: a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business o
r performing a service; esp : a percentage of the money received in a
transaction paid to the agent responsible for the business 7: an act of
entrusting or giving authority 1: under the authority of commissioners of
a ship 2: ready for active service 3: in use or in condition for use :
with commission serving as partial or full pay for work done 1: out of
active service or use 2: out of working order - in commission
2. commission \-'mish-(*-)nin\ vt or com.mis.sion.ing 1: to furnish with a
commission : as 1a: to confer a formal commission on 1b: to order to be
made 2: to put (a ship) in commission