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com⋅mis⋅sion

  [kuh-mish-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act of committing or giving in charge.
2. an authoritative order, charge, or direction.
3. authority granted for a particular action or function.
4. a document granting such authority.
5. a document conferring authority issued by the president of the U.S. to officers in the Army, Navy, and other military services, and by state governments to justices of the peace and others.
6. the power thus granted.
7. the position or rank of an officer in any of the armed forces.
8. a group of persons authoritatively charged with particular functions: a parks commission.
9. the condition of being placed under special authoritative responsibility or charge.
10. a task or matter committed to one's charge; official assignment: The architect received a commission to design an office building.
11. the act of committing or perpetrating a crime, error, etc.: The commission of a misdemeanor is punishable by law.
12. something that is committed.
13. authority to act as agent for another or others in commercial transactions.
14. a sum or percentage allowed to agents, sales representatives, etc., for their services: to work on a 20 percent commission.
–verb (used with object)
15. to give a commission to: to commission a graduate of a military academy.
16. to authorize; send on a mission.
17. to give the order that places a warship, military command, etc., in a state of complete readiness for active duty.
18. to give a commission or order for: The owners commissioned a painting for the building's lobby.
—Idioms
19. in commission,
a. in service.
b. in operating order: A great deal of work will be necessary to put this car in commission again.
c. Also, into commission. Navy. (of a ship) manned and in condition for or ordered to active service.
20. on commission, paid entirely or partially with commissions from sales one has made or for work one has done: The salespeople who are on commission earn 6 percent of the total amount they sell.
21. out of commission,
a. not in service.
b. not in operating order: The stove is out of commission.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (< AF) < L commissiōn- (s. of commissiō) a committing. See com-, mission, commit

Related forms:
com⋅mis⋅sion⋅a⋅ble, adjective
com⋅mis⋅sion⋅al, adjective
com⋅mis⋅sive, adjective
com⋅mis⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
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Building Commissioning
California Building Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning & LEED Services
www.eeiengineers.com
com·mis·sion   (kə-mĭsh'ən)   
n.  
    1. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
    2. The authority so granted.
    3. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission.
    4. A document conferring such authorization.
    5. A group of people officially authorized to perform certain duties or functions: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising.
    6. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.
    7. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
    8. The rank and powers so conferred.
    1. A group of people officially authorized to perform certain duties or functions: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising.
    2. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.
    3. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
    4. The rank and powers so conferred.
  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.
    1. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
    2. The rank and powers so conferred.
tr.v.   com·mis·sioned, com·mis·sion·ing, com·mis·sions
  1. To grant a commission to. See Synonyms at authorize.
  2. To place an order for: commissioned a new symphony for the festival.
  3. To put (a ship) into active service.

[Middle English commissioun, from Latin commissiō, commissiōn-, from commissus, past participle of committere, to entrust; see commit.]
com·mis'sion·a·ble adj., com·mis'sion·al adj.
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