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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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Quan said this was another marginal change, noting that under Charter Amendment ER, approved by voters in 2024, the ethics commission can impose fines of up to $15,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It also called for creating a county ethics commission and an ethics compliance office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The final decision rests in the hands of the independent commission, with the Premier League board - and City - able to suggest a suitable punishment before the panel makes its decision.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The commission, composed of several ministers, said the mine should be reopened to help finance an orderly closure that could take years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Theo decides to take some of Gauguin’s work on commission.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

A unified board would eliminate the risk of commissions issuing different rulings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Assuming the property appraises at the higher purchase price, the seller would receive about $2,680 more before commissions and other transaction costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Instead, the Tribune tracked the grants by reviewing the vehicle authority’s meeting records, as well as documents, agendas and discussions from 101 city councils and county commissions that approved or discussed Flock-related grants.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Campaigners say truth and reconciliation commissions like in South Africa after apartheid or reparations can also bring some justice.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I came to offer myself as escort to your mother. Mr. Laurence has commissions for me in Washington, and it will give me real satisfaction to be of service to her there.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Following the burglary, Paul has joined forces with Compare the Market, which commissioned a licensed private investigator to examine the publicly available digital footprints of nine volunteers.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

She was the point of the painting, as if she or someone powerful had commissioned it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

So the museum commissioned Oscar-winning makeup artist and sculptor Mike Hill, fresh off his work on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” to research and create a full-body Mrs. Bates instead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The technology can offer a quick fix for restaurant owners waiting on commissioned photos, or a cost-efficient alternative to professional marketing materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He was accused of having been commissioned by the Communist Party to write the song.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Renfrewshire Council said it was now commissioning an independent learning review into the case.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“The mills are currently commissioning on water and it looks set for a ramp-up from September,” UBS says of the new hub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A Sky-ITV company would be foolish to pivot away from commissioning programmes with a national identity.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Leonardo is now in Rome, where a new pope from the Medici family—Pope Leo X—is busy bankrupting the Vatican by commissioning massive new works of art.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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