Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)committee, commissiona special group delegated to consider some matter“a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” (Milton Berle)
(n)commissiona 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”
(n)commissionthe state of being in good working order and ready for operation“put the ships into commission”, “the motor was out of commission”
(n)commission, charge, directiona formal statement of a command or injunction to do something“the judge's charge to the jury”
(n)commission, military commissionan official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
(n)mission, charge, commissiona special assignment that is given to a person or group“a confidential mission to London”, “his charge was to deliver a message”