commissioning
NounSynonyms:
commission
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functionsSynonyms: commission
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.