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  • noun Plural form of commission.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commission.

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Examples

  • Gen Holomisa added the Pretoria Government would not blunt the struggle for democracy by what he termed commissions of inquiry which sought to lessen the impact of the people's desire for full human rights.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • Besides, it was clear the Hoskins did have to pay a share-money they called "commissions"-to the working girls that produced the revenue.

    Forbes.com: News Robert W. Wood 2011

  • The 33-year-old dancer/choreographer is booked for the next two years with commissions from the Met, ABT, and other international organizations.

    A Dancer's Whirlwind Moves Marshall Heyman 2010

  • Bidders offer to buy some or all of the posted receivables, and the exchange takes commissions from the buyer and seller.

    The Winners, Category by Category Michael Totty 2010

  • A compelling room in Palazzo Strozzi is devoted to Bronzino's commissions from the diplomat and poet Bartolomeo Panciatichi, a French-born Italian who developed Protestant sympathies while frequenting the court of François I.

    Bronzino's Medici portraits – review James Hall 2010

  • Paul Kolnik Benjamin Millepied is booked for the next two years with commissions from the Met, ABT, and other international organizations.

    A Dancer's Whirlwind Moves Marshall Heyman 2010

  • Romero added, The only way to make good on President Obama's promise to shut down Guantanamo and end the military commissions is to charge and try the detainees in established federal criminal courts.

    Obama administration delays Guantanamo report 2009

  • September 24th, 2009 Ex-broker gets 2 months for fraudulent tradingBOSTON A former attorney during Prudential Securities Inc. charged with fraudulently trading mutual supports for millions of dollars in commissions has been condemned to dual months in a median house.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • But Thiessen's argument in favor of military commissions is revelatory in the sense that it reveals their true purpose -- to give the illusion of due process while actually stacking the case in the government's favor.

    Thiessen's misleading attack on due process Adam Serwer 2010

  • September 24th, 2009 Ex-broker gets 2 months for fraudulent tradingBOSTON A former attorney during Prudential Securities Inc. charged with fraudulently trading mutual supports for millions of dollars in commissions has been condemned to dual months in a median house.

    Former astronaut Lisa Nowak gets 1-year probation in attack on ... admin 2009

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