commission
noun
the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
commissioned
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past participleof commission.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commission.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
commissionnounthe act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
Example Sentences
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He said a new 24-megawatt generating unit was being installed at the Brikama power station and would be commissioned by the end of next month.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The work—for orchestra, chorus, children’s chorus and prerecorded tape—was commissioned by the Philharmonic to commemorate the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with the inaugural performances led by Lorin Maazel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In addition, a 2025 national Morning Consult survey commissioned by EdChoice found that Americans who aspire to have three or more children disproportionately prefer private, charter and home schooling over conventional public schooling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The payoff is a vanity project like no other, except maybe Saddam Hussein’s commissioned Victory Arch of swords in Baghdad, or Kim Il Sung’s North Korean Mansu Hill Grand Monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
From his closet, he unsheathed the Mameluke sword which he had bought the same day he was commissioned a Marine officer.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
