Synonyms for commission

noun

1. The act of committing

   delegation, empowering, charging, sending, deputizing, deputation, authorizing, assignment, entrusting, commitment, committing, perpetration, performance, handing over, making over, authorization, engagement, employment, contracting, nomination, appointment, ordaining, ordination, accrediting, investiture, constitution, inauguration, coronation.

2. An authorization

   order, license, command, charge; see mandate, permission.

3. A duty

   work, function, obligation, assignment; see duty 2, job 2.

4. A committee

   commissioners, representatives, board, council; see committee.

5. A payment

   fee, percentage, remuneration, royalty, salary, stipend, share, portion, cut*, rake-off*; see also pay 2, payment 1.

out of commission

verb

to commission a person is to authorize as well as instruct to perform a certain duty, as the execution of an artistic work, or to appoint to a certain rank or office; authorize implies the giving of power or the right to act, ranging in application from a specific legal power to discretionary powers in dealings of any kind; to accredit, in this comparison, implies the sending of a person, duly authorized and with the proper credentials, as an ambassador, delegate, etc.; license implies the giving of formal legal permission to do some specified thing and often emphasizes regulation to license hunters