commission

1. A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). (countable, uncountable)
2. An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. (countable, uncountable) · David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
3. The thing to be done as agent for another. (countable, uncountable) · I have three commissions for the city.
4. A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. (countable, uncountable) · the European Commission· the Electoral Commission
5. A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. (countable, uncountable) · a reseller's commission
6. A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the employer. (countable, uncountable)
7. A payment by a fan to an artist, after which the artist will produce a work of art requested by the fan. (countable, uncountable)
8. The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error). (countable, uncountable) · the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism

Plural commissions