commissioning

Noun
Synonyms: commission

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functionsSynonyms: commission
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Commission \Com*mis"sion\, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster]

2.To send out with a charge or commission. [1913 Webster]

A chosen band He first commissions to the Latian land.— Dryden.

Syn: To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate; constitute; ordain.

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