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Synonyms

agent, attorney, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, proxy, representative—more at AGENT

1commission noun 1 : a warrant granting certain powers and imposing certain duties; also : the fact of granting these powers or duties

2 : a certificate conferring military rank and authority

3 : authority to act as agent for another; also : something to be done by an agent

4 : a body of persons charged with performing a duty

5 : the doing of some act; also : the thing done

6 : the allowance made to an agent for transacting business for another

Synonyms

[1] authorization, delegation, license, mandate; also commendation, consignment; fostering, promotion; commanding, directing, ordering

[3] appointment, assignment, designation—more at APPOINTMENT

[5] accomplishment, achievement, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment, implementation, performance, perpetration; also dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice

Antonyms

nonfulfillment, nonperformance

2commission verb 1 : to give a commission to

2 : to order to be made

3 : to put (a ship) into a state of readiness for service

Synonyms

assign, charge, entrust, trust—more at ENTRUST

accredit, authorize, certify, delegate, empower, enable, invest, license, qualify—more at AUTHORIZE

appoint, assign, attach, constitute, designate, detail, name—more at APPOINT

commissioned officer noun : an officer of the armed forces holding rank by a commission from the president

com·mis·sion·er noun 1 : a member of a commission

2 : an official in charge of a department of public service

3 : the administrative head of a professional sport

— com·mis·sion·er·ship noun

com·mit verb com·mit·ted; com·mit·ting 1 a : to put into charge or trust : ENTRUST

b : to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping

2 : to put in a prison or mental institution

3 : TRANSFER, CONSIGN

4 : to carry into action <~ a crime>

5 : to pledge or assign to some particular course or use

— com·mit·tal noun

Synonyms

[1b] commend, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust, give, hand over, leave, pass, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest—more at GIVE

[2] confine, immure, imprison, jail—more at IMPRISON

[4] accomplish, achieve, carry out, compass, do, execute, follow through, fulfill, make, perform—more at PERFORM

[5] engage, pledge, troth—more at PLEDGE

com·mit·ment noun : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future

Synonyms

burden, charge, duty, need, obligation, responsibility—more at OBLIGATION

com·mit·tee noun : a body of persons selected to consider and act or report on some matter

— com·mit·tee·man noun

— com·mit·tee·wom·an noun

commo abbreviation commodore

com·mode noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. commode, adj., suitable, convenient, fr. L commodus, fr. com- with + modus measure]

1 : a movable washstand with cupboard below

2 : TOILET 3

com·mo·di·ous adjective : comfortably spacious : ROOMY

Synonyms

ample, capacious, roomy, spacious—more at SPACIOUS

com·mod·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a product of agriculture or mining

2 : an article of commerce — often used in plural

3 : something useful or valued

Synonyms

usually commodities merchandise, wares—more at MERCHANDISE

com·mo·dore noun 1 : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a rear admiral

2 : an officer commanding a group of merchant ships

3 : the chief officer of a yacht club

1common adjective 1 : belonging to or serving the community : PUBLIC

2 : shared by a number in a group

3 : widely or generally known, found, or observed : FAMILIAR <~ knowledge>

4 : VERNACULAR 3 <~ names of plants>

5 : not above the average esp. in social status

6 : lacking refinement : COARSE

7 : falling below ordinary standards

Synonyms

[1] blanket, general, generic, global, overall, public, universal—more at GENERAL

[2] collective, communal, concerted, conjoint, joint, mutual, public, united—more at COLLECTIVE

[3] commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent,