commission in WordNet English dictionary

1. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
   "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
   mission  charge  commission 
   
2. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
   "the judge's charge to the jury"
   commission  charge  direction 
   
3. the act of committing a crime
   perpetration  commission  committal 
   
4. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
   commission  commissioning 
   
5. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
   commission  military commission 
   
6. a special group delegated to consider some matter
   "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
   committee  commission 
   
7. a group of representatives or delegates
   deputation  commission  delegation  delegacy  mission 
   
8. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
   "he works on commission"
   commission 
   
9. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
   "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
   commission 
   

1. charge with a task
   commission 
   
2. put into commission; equip for service; of ships
   commission 
   
3. place an order for
   commission