commission
Example Sentences
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The Board of Police Commissioners demanded a thorough internal investigation last March, but the status of that probe is unclear and a spokesperson for the commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times
At least one commissioned a wedding cake in the shape of it.
“We are sophisticated bilingual telephone operators commissioned by the United States Army to help win the war,” she said.
From Literature
It is common practice for names to be removed from official sanction documents or commission judgments.
From BBC
The health board previously told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry that it accepts many aspects of the design, build and commissioning of the hospital campus were flawed.
From BBC
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