COMMISSIONS Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

commissions 1 of 2

noun

plural of commission

as in mandates

the granting of power to perform various acts or duties President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory

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as in executions

the doing of an action a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins

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as in committees

a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis

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as in appointments

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty her commission as head of the investigation

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commissions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of commission

as in delegates

to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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as in enables

to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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as in tasks

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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as in appoints

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

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Recent Examples of commissions

Noun

Staff intend to solicit feedback from city commissions and the public throughout the year so the council can make a decision by fall 2027. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Frequently subjected to repression and censorship, some of them were excluded from the Association of Visual Artists and thus denied access to state funding, exhibition opportunities, commissions, and official recognition as professional artists. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 John Marshall, the Chief Justice, had been the Secretary of State who’d sealed those commissions and been responsible for their delivery. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 While casinos have long been known to court VIPs, margins on them weren’t generally as high, whether due to commissions, perks, and lower-edge games like baccarat. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 County commissions and development authorities that opt in will have access to site evaluation tools, community engagement guidance and data center recruitment strategies. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The palette is a nod to both Vuitton’s packaging and Bahama Yellow, a color associated with Singer’s early commissions. — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2026 Works by major international artists (Tschabalala Self, Francesco Clemente, Chantal Joffe) sit alongside Greek artists (Vasilis Papageorgiou, Kostas Paniaras, Sofia Mitsola) and commissions created on site, scattered through the hotel and grounds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Japan and Brazil have sought to open up Apple's App Store business model, under which developers have long paid commissions of up to 30% on in-app purchases of digital goods and services. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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At the same time, Niccolò also secretly commissions the openly gay upstart Michelangelo (Brennan Pickman-Thoon) to paint the Battle of Cascina. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Black Bear’s Wicker, based on author Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story, The Wicker Husband, follows a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård). — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Its programs, events and resources — including the Global Production Network Tool — connect producers, content creators, location managers, studios and other industry professionals directly with AFCI member film commissions worldwide. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 20 July 2026 He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 The government commissions murals and sculptures for schools, libraries, and hospitals. — John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 The Environment Committee passed SB 457 in March, which requires distributors to manage their own container redemption programs and commissions a DEEP study of previous anti-fraud measures. — Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future. — Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025 Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissions

Noun

The project resonates with a vague but broadly felt frustration with urban life, exacerbated by return-to-office mandates and cost-of-living hikes.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
University of Pittsburgh researchers studied RTO mandates at big public companies and found no gain in financial performance — just a drop in employee satisfaction.

— Lori Janke, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of mandates

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According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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The committees are composed primarily of volunteers, and draw from across fields of relevant study and practice.

— Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
The parliamentarian’s office advises legislators and their staffs, committees, and each chamber’s presiding officer on legislative procedure and precedent.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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Taking this unpaid time upfront, Bornstein hoped, might help shift the tenor of appointments later, and might even convince some to vaccinate once there was a sense of trust.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Faculty influence over big-picture decisions such as budgets and top appointments has declined nationally over the last two decades, and at USC, professors have complained that faculty input is often only advisory and can be overridden.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointments

Verb

States have largely refused to comply, citing privacy laws and the Constitution, which expressly delegates election administration to the states subject to congressional oversight.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegates

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Bottom line Astra doesn't change our read on Palo Alto's results, which strengthened our conviction that cybersecurity is the software component that enables the adoption of artificial intelligence.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
That lift power enables Falcon Heavy to send large payloads to distant destinations.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of enables

Verb

The order tasks the commission with a 120-day timeline to submit a proposal to Trump for the leadership structure, curriculum, and organizational details of the new academy.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tasks

Verb

The speaker of the House appoints the House parliamentarian; the Senate parliamentarian serves at the pleasure of the secretary of the Senate, who is elected by senators at the start of each Congress.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The bankruptcy court appoints a trustee, who then sells off all of a person’s possessions, except what is covered by the various exemptions.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

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