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Meanings of commission in English

Portuguese
embaixada
Catalan
diputació
Spanish
misión

A group of representatives or delegates.

      embaixada
      Portuguese
      comissão
      Catalan
      consumació
      Spanish
      comisión

      The act of committing a crime.

            comissão
            Russian
            комиссия
            Portuguese
            comissão
            Catalan
            comitè
            Spanish
            comité

            Group of appointed persons given a mandate to perform some duty.

                  комиссия
                  Portuguese
                  delegação
                  Catalan
                  comissió
                  Spanish
                  encargo

                  The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions.

                        delegação
                        Usage of commission in English
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                        And commission officials are prohibited from discussing cases under penalty of law.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        The commission has awarded several contracts for support services without open competition.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        People said 'let there be a commission' -the commission is there.
                        The South African
                        4
                        He has also extended the commission's term to probe possible war crimes.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        They commission district nursing and health visiting services for their local population.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        The partial results from Greece's election commission showed a clear Syriza lead.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        The election commission said it was working to iron out the problems.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Results are expected within three to five days, the electoral commission said.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Under state law, the city will also have a financial review commission.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        The commission said it would need concrete actions to stop the practice.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        The commission is expected to issue its final report in early January.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        They can listen to countries and commission the appropriate research, he said.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        The commission is not expected to issue a decision for several weeks.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        It is good to see the commission engaging in some public debate.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        But the commission of inquiry itself raises the question: Is she right?
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        The commission also considered changing World Series payouts to match war conditions.
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