Commission 146711 220915734 2008-06-22T05:29:11Z 61.94.172.193 {{wiktionary|commission}} '''Commission''' may refer to: * [[Commission (remuneration)]], a form of payment to an agent for services rendered * [[Ship commissioning]], placing a warship in active military duty * [[Commissioned officer]], who derives authority directly from a sovereign power * [[Constitutional commission]] * [[European Commission]] * [[Presidential Commission (United States)]] and similar studies on local levels, such as the [[Kettl Commission]] * [[Royal Commission]] * [[Irish Land Commission]] * [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] * [[The Commission (mafia)]], the governing body of the [[mafia]] in the United States. '''Commission''' may also be used for: *[[Letters patent]], an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity *A type of [[government agency]] that operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, though the term may also be applied to non-governmental groups such as the [[Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics]] *A type of [[contract]] for performance or creation of a specific work *[[Commission (art)]], the purchase of the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of another. ==See also== * [[Commissioner]] {{disambig}} [[de:Kommission]] [[fr:Commission]] [[he:ועדת חקירה ממלכתית]] [[id:Komisi]]