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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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In February, shortly before the Ambani investment became public, the company sought an extension on its permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

They are primarily regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission if they belong to larger firms, or by state securities regulators if they belong to smaller firms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the European Commission, the body’s executive branch, said the commission had “expressed concerns” about both the project and the environmental impacts of an Albanian law meant to attract large investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The government says the law would create a new independent regulator, the Digital Safety Commission of Canada.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A patron of young Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he held other state appointive offices before getting himself named chairman of the new State Commission on Prison Reform.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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