- (often Commission)[countable] an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government
- The commission is expected to report its findings next month.
- (British English) The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison.
- The election commission found that neither candidate received enough votes to avoid a run-off.
- on a commission the British representative on the commission
- before a commission The defendant will be brought to trial before a military commission.
- commission on something She was also a member of the commission on religious education.
- a commission on human rights
- The government appointed an independent commission to investigate the causes of the disaster.
Extra Examples- The government has set up a joint commission to consider the problem.
- a commission on domestic violence
- the Commission for Racial Equality
- He was appointed to head a commission of inquiry into the recent riots.
- She's a member of the IOC medical commission.
- Sweden's Environment Commission has ruled against the dam project.
- The government set up a fact-finding commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.
- This is the first meeting of an intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the two countries.
- the Atomic Energy Commission
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- national
- independent
- …
- appoint
- create
- establish
- …
- commission for
- commission on
- a commission of inquiry
- [uncountable, countable] an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold
- commission on something You get a 10 per cent commission on everything you sell.
- He earned £2 000 in commission last month.
- on commission In this job you work on commission (= are paid according to the amount you sell).
Extra Examples- to work on a commission basis
- Most of the salespeople are on commission.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- small
- …
- earn
- get
- receive
- …
- in commission
- on commission
- commission for
- …
- on a commission basis
- [uncountable, singular] an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service
- 1 per cent commission is charged for exchanging foreign currency.
- commission on something The bank charges a high commission on these transactions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- small
- …
- earn
- get
- receive
- …
- in commission
- on commission
- commission for
- …
- on a commission basis
- [countable] a formal request to somebody to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting; the fact of making such a request
- Eventually she agreed to accept the commission.
- commission to do something He received a commission to design the new parliament building.
- commission for something Sometimes I take commissions for portraits.
- commission from somebody The exhibition was a success and brought commissions from wealthy patrons.
Extra Examples- I have received a private commission to paint the prince's family.
- Who won the commission to design the new town hall?
- She would not accept the commission, saying it did not pay enough.
- The firm will accept commissions for most types of architectural work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- private
- public
- accept
- get
- receive
- …
- [countable] the position of an officer in the armed forces, typically with the rank of lieutenant or higher
- He resigned his commission when he got married.
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of doing something wrong or illegal
- the commission of a crime
official group
money
for art/music, etc.
in armed forces
of crime
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin commissio(n-), from committere ‘entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.
Idioms
See commission in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee commission in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin/out of commission
- available/not available to be used
- Several of the airline's planes are temporarily out of commission and undergoing safety checks.
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