commission
noun
the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
have commissioned
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present perfectof commission.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Stafford and Whelan have commissioned 12 ballets by choreographers of color in the last six years, it says.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
"Since September 2021 we have commissioned additional urgent dental care appointments that people can access by calling NHS111 with an urgent dental need," they added.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
She may even have commissioned the construction of the city of Crocodilopolis to honor this important god.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Alpine clubs in multiple countries have commissioned research to quantify the problem.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 3, 2023
The museum would never have commissioned such a high-quality fake if they did not possess the real thing somewhere.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
