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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Commission \Com*mis"sion\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Commissioned}; p. pr & vb. n. {Commissioning}.]
1. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.
2. To send out with a charge or commission.
A chosen band He first commissions to the Latian land. --Dryden.
Syn: To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate; constitute; ordain.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
commissioned \commissioned\ adjective
1. (Mil.) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above; -- of military officers. Contrasts with {noncommissioned}. [WordNet 1.5]
2. given official approval to act; as, commissioned broker.
Syn: accredited, licensed, licenced. [WordNet 1.5]
3. created according to an order; as, a commissioned painting. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
commissioned
adjective
1: of military officers; holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above [ant: {noncommissioned}]
2: given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {accredited}, {licensed}, {licenced}]
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