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commissions

NOUN

task, duty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agency authority delegation office

STRONG

appointment brevet certificate charge consignment deputation diploma embassy employment errand function instruction legation mandate mission obligation permit proxy trust warrant work

WEAK

power of attorney

NOUN

share of a profit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fee

STRONG

allowance ante bite bonus brokerage chunk compensation cut cut-in discount end indemnity juice pay payment percentage piece rake-off remuneration royalty salary slice stipend taste vigorish

WEAK

factorage piece of the action

Antonyms

STRONG

increase whole

NOUN

group working together toward goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

board committee delegation representative

STRONG

commissioners deputation

VERB

authorize or delegate task

Synonyms

STRONGEST

instruct

STRONG

accredit appoint assign bespeak bid charge command commit consign constitute contract crown depute deputize dispatch employ empower enable engage enlist enroll entrust hire inaugurate induct invest license name nominate ordain order select send

WEAK

confide to

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid break off cancel deny disallow discharge dismiss dodge end expel fire hold ignore keep lay off let go neglect oppose prevent prohibit receive refuse reject retain revoke shun stop

WEAK

retract unauthorize

Example Sentences

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For most of American history, Congress created new boards or commissions with a specific mission, such as regulating railroad rates in the 1880s or nuclear power in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

You’re not out to fleece anyone with egregiously high commissions or merely befriend another member because you want to flog the latest financial product.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

"How many more raids, how many more commissions, how many more bribes, how much more money in bags?" he said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It needs approval from utility commissions in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, which are increasingly focused on making sure data centers shoulder the cost of grid upgrades and new power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“One of my library commissions has been postponed—you know how libraries are always short of money.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke