Definition of commission

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Commission (n.) The acting under authority of, or on account of, another..

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Give :: Give (n.) To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
Commission :: Commission (v. t.) To send out with a charge or commission.
Quinquevir :: Quinquevir (n.) One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
Manslaughter :: Manslaughter (n.) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc/ or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger..
Captaincy :: Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain..
Commission :: Commission (n.) The acting under authority of, or on account of, another..
Striped :: Stripe (n.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer.
Destructiveness :: Destructiveness (n.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy.
Cadetship :: Cadetship (n.) The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship..
Mandate :: Mandate (n.) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
Congress :: Congress (n.) A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest..
Officer :: Officer (n.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer..
Delegacy :: Delegacy (a.) A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation.
Del Credere :: Del credere () An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due..
Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel..
Delegate :: Delegate (n.) Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Commissionnaire :: Commissionnaire (n.) An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
Cornetcy :: Cornetcy (n.) The commission or rank of a cornet.
Recommission :: Recommission (v. t.) To commission again; to give a new commission to.
Penalty :: Penalty (n.) Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass..
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