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Commissioning
see synonyms of commissioningNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Commissioning
see synonyms of commissioningnoun
1.
a duty or task committed to a person or group to perform
2.
authority to undertake or perform certain duties or functions
3.
a document granting such authority
4. military
a.
a document conferring a rank on an officer
b.
the rank or authority thereby granted
5.
a group of people charged with certain duties
a commission of inquiry
6.
a government agency or board empowered to exercise administrative, judicial, or legislative authority
See also Royal Commission7.
a.
the authority given to a person or organization to act as an agent to a principal in commercial transactions
b.
the fee allotted to an agent for services rendered
8.
the state of being charged with specific duties or responsibilities
9.
the act of committing a sin, crime, etc
10.
something, esp a sin, crime, etc, that is committed
11.
good working condition or (esp of a ship) active service (esp in the phrases in or into commission, out of commission)
12. US
the head of a department of municipal government
verb
13. (transitive)
to grant authority to; charge with a duty or task
14. (transitive) military
to confer a rank on or authorize an action by
15. (transitive)
to equip and test (a ship) for active service
16.
to make or become operative or operable
the plant is due to commission next year
17. (transitive)
to place an order for (something)
to commission a portrait
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Commissioning
see synonyms of commissioning noun
1.
a.
an authorization to perform certain duties or tasks, or to take on certain powers
b.
a document giving such authorization
2.
authority to act in behalf of another
3.
that which a person is authorized to do for another
4.
the state of being authorized to perform certain duties or tasks
5.
an entrusting, as of power and authority, to a person or body
6.
the act of committing or doing; perpetration, as of a crime
7.
a.
a group of people officially appointed to perform specified duties
b.
an administrative agency of the government with quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers
c.
a type of municipal governing body
see also commission plan8.
a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc., either in addition to, or in lieu of, wages or salary
9. Military
a.
an official certificate conferring rank; specif., a document issued by the government, making one a commissioned
officer in the U.S. armed forces
b.
the rank or authority conferred
verb transitive
10.
to give a commission to
11.
to give power or authority to; authorize
12.
to give an order for (a thing to be made or done)
13.
to put (a vessel) into service
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Commissioning
see synonyms of commissioningn.
1.
a. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
b. The authority so granted.
c. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission.
d. A document conferring such authorization.
2.
a. A public board or administrative body: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising.
b. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.
3. The act of committing or perpetrating: the commission of a crime.
4. A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered.
5.
a. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
b. The rank and powers so conferred.
tr.v. com·mis·sioned, com·mis·sion·ing, com·mis·sions
1. To grant a military commission to.
2.
a. To grant authority for (something to be made or done); place an order for: commission a new symphony for the festival.
b. To authorize or engage (someone to do something): commission an architect to design a building. See Synonyms at authorize.
3. To put (a ship) into active service.
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