COMMISSION

'Commission' may refer to:

★ Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered

★ Ship commissioning, placing a warship in active military duty

★ Commissioned officer, who derive authority directly from a sovereign power

★ European Commission

★ Presidential Commission (United States) and similar studies on local levels, such as the Kettl Commission

★ Royal Commission

★ Irish Land Commission

★ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

★ The Commission (mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States.
'Commission' may also be used for:

★ Letters patent, an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity

★ A type of government agency that operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, though the term may also be applied to non-governmental groups such as the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

★ A type of contract for performance or creation of a specific work

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See also

★ Commissioner