COMMISSION

A special group delegated to consider some matter

Example: "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours"

A fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)

Example: "He works on commission"

The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

The state of being in good working order and ready for operation

Example: "Put the ships into commission"

A group of representatives or delegates

A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

Example: "The judge's charge to the jury"

An official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

The act of committing a crime

A special assignment that is given to a person or group

Example: "A confidential mission to london"