noun

1. A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

2. An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

   “David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”

3. The thing to be done as agent for another.

   “I have three commissions for the city.”

Synonyms: committee, government body

verb

1. To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

   “James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.”

2. To place an order for (often piece of art)

   “He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.”

3. To put into active service

   “The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.”