Commission
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Commission may refer to:
Commission may also be used for:
- Commission (remuneration)Commission (remuneration)The payment of commission as remuneration for services rendered or products sold is a common way to reward sales people. Payments often will be calculated on the basis of a percentage of the goods sold...
, a form of payment to an agent for services rendered - Commission (document), a document given to commissioned officers.
- Commissioning, a process or service provided to validate the completeness and accuracy of a project or venture
- Project commissioningProject commissioningProject commissioning is the process of assuring that all systems and components of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client...
, the process of assuring that all systems and components of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client - Building commissioningBuilding CommissioningBuilding commissioning is the process of verifying, in new construction, that all the subsystems for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire/life safety, building envelopes, interior systems , cogeneration, utility plants, sustainable systems, lighting, wastewater, controls, and building security achieve...
, a quality assurance process during and following building construction
- Project commissioning
- Ship commissioningShip commissioningShip commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
, placing a warship in active military duty - Commissioned officer, who derives authority directly from a sovereign power
- Contrast with Non-commissioned officers
- Statutory commission, a government authority created by statutes of the legislature such as:
- Statutory authorityStatutory authorityA statutory authority is a body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state. They are typically found in countries which are governed by a British style of parliamentary democracy. They are common in the UK, Australia, New Zealand etc but...
- Independent agencies of the United States governmentIndependent agencies of the United States governmentIndependent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments...
- Regulatory agency
- Public benefit corporationPublic benefit corporationA public-benefit corporation is a public corporation chartered by a state designed to perform some public benefit.A public authority is a type of public-benefit corporation that takes on a more bureaucratic role, such as the maintenance of public infrastructure, that often has broad powers to...
- Statutory authority
- Constitutional CommissionConstitutional CommissionMany entities have been called a Constitutional Commission with the general purpose of reviewing a constitution, or planning to create one.-Afghanistan:*Afghan Constitution Commission**Timeline of the War in Afghanistan...
, a body reviewing or writing a constitution - European CommissionEuropean CommissionThe European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, the executive body of the European Union - Presidential Commission (United States)Presidential Commission (United States)In the United States, a Presidential Commission is a special task force ordained by the President to complete some special research or investigation...
, a high level research group - Royal CommissionRoyal CommissionIn Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
, a public inquiry - Irish Land CommissionIrish Land CommissionThe Irish Land Commission was created in 1881 as a rent fixing commission by the Land Law Act 1881, also known as the second Irish Land Act...
, a body designed to fix rents in Ireland - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a US body enforcing and regulating the securities industry
- Great CommissionGreat CommissionThe Great Commission, in Christian tradition, is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples, that they spread his teachings to all the nations of the world. It has become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing missionary work, evangelism, and baptism...
, a tenet of Christian theology given by Jesus to spread his teachings - The Commission (mafia)The Commission (mafia)The Commission is the governing body of the American Mafia. Formed in 1931, the Commission replaced the "Boss of all Bosses" title, with a ruling committee, consisting of the New York Five Families bosses and the boss of the Chicago Outfit...
, the governing body of the mafia in the United States - Commission (art)Commission (art)In art, a commission is the hiring and payment for the creation of a piece, often on behalf of another.In classical music, ensembles often commission pieces from composers, where the ensemble secures the composer's payment from private or public organizations or donors.- Commissions for public art...
, the purchase of the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of another - Commissioned (gospel group)Commissioned (gospel group)Commissioned is an American Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.-Group composition:Originally from Detroit, Michigan, the six original members were Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams formed a...
Commission may also be used for:
- Letters patentLetters patentLetters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
, an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity - A type of government agencyGovernment agencyA government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
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 contractContractA contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...
for performance or creation of a specific work