commission
noun
the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
uncommissioned
-
a word derived from
commission.
Example Sentences
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Because Sargent painted a portrait of him which, uncommissioned and untitled, is one of the great portraits of his career.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2020
Estudio 314’s rendering adopts a Barragán colour scheme with an equally faithful lack of ornament, though the studio has a little fun with other features in this imaginative, uncommissioned proposal.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
The gallery will not have what is bound to be one of the artist's most interesting works: an uncommissioned portrait of John F. Kennedy that Jamie has been working on for the last four months.
From Time Magazine Archive
A non-commissioned officer of the Eastern Coast Observation Force and a yet uncommissioned flying cadet waved a cheerful good-by to the major-general in charge of home defense in three states.
From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Murray Leinster
Why should not a widow, having two uncommissioned sons in the army, have her remaining son exempt, as well as if her husband were still living?
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 by Various
