commission
Noun
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is a type of: administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilitiessubtypes:
- economic and social council commission, ecosoc commission - a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee - an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
- board - a committee having supervisory powers
- election commission - a commission delegated to supervise an election
- fairness commission - a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
- planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
- conservancy - a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
- select committee - a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
- subcommittee - a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- standing committee - a permanent committee
- steering committee - a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body
- ethics committee, ethics panel - a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
- finance committee - a committee appointed to consider financial issues
- politburo - the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
- pac, political action committee - committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- praesidium, presidium - a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
- zoning commission - a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
- jury, panel - a committee appointed to judge a competition
- vestry - in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
member holonym:- commissioner - a member of a commission
- committee member - a member of a committee
same as: committee -
is a type of: fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
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is a type of: authorisation, authorization, empowerment - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrantsubtypes: mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victorysame as: commissioning
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is a type of: operation - the state of being in effect or being operative
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is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work togethersubtypes:
- diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends
- embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively
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is a type of: bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do somethingsubtypes: misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: certificate, certification, credential, credentials - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated factssame as: military commission
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is a type of: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil actsame as: committal, perpetration
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is a type of: assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)subtypes:
- fool's errand - a fruitless mission
- mission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult mission
- martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb
Verb
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is a type of: order - make a request for something
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