n.NounAn instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building
n.NounA group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something.a commission was appointed to investigate allegations of police violence
n.NounA sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction.foreign banks may charge a commission
n.NounA warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.he has resigned his commission
n.NounThe action of committing a crime or offence.the commission of an arrestable offence
v.VerbOrder or authorize the production of (something)the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792
v.VerbBring (something newly produced) into working condition.we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned
v.VerbAppoint (someone) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers