Main entry: mission, charge, commission
Definition: a special assignment that is given to a person or group
Usage: a confidential mission to London; his charge was deliver a message
Main entry: perpetration, commission, committal
Definition: the act of committing a crime
Main entry: commission, commissioning
Definition: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Main entry: military commission, commission
Definition: an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
Main entry: charge, commission, direction
Definition: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Usage: the judge's charge to the jury
Main entry: commission, committee
Definition: a special group delegated to consider some matter
Usage: a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle
Main entry: delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission, commission
Definition: a group of representatives or delegates
Main entry: commission
Definition: 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)
Usage: he works on commission
Main entry: commission
Definition: the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
Usage: put the ships into commission; the motor was out of commission
Main entry: commission
Definition: charge with a task
Main entry: commission
Definition: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
Main entry: commission
Definition: place an order for