commission
B2Academic AWL-2Frequent NGSL-2UK /kəˈmɪʃn/US /kəˈmɪʃn/
Meaning
noun
an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government
“The commission is expected to report its findings next month.”
verb
to officially ask somebody to write, make or create something or to do a task for you
“commission somebody to do something, She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem.”
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