Commission
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'''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]]
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