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Omission (noun)
The act of omitting.
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Omission (noun)
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
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Omission (noun)
Something deleted or left out.
“The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship.”
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Omission (noun)
Something not done or neglected.
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Omission (noun)
The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ‘ ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
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Commission (noun)
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
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Commission (noun)
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
“David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”
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Commission (noun)
The thing to be done as agent for another.
“I have three commissions for the city.”
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Commission (noun)
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
“the European Commission; the Electoral Commission; the Federal Communications Commission”
“The company’s sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.”
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Commission (noun)
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
“a reseller’s commission”
“The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer.”
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Commission (noun)
The act of committing (e.g. a crime).
“the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism”
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Commission (verb)
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
“James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.”
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Commission (verb)
To place an order for (often piece of art)
“He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.”
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Commission (verb)
To put into active service
“The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.”
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Omission (noun)
someone or something that has been left out or excluded
“there are glaring omissions in the report”
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Omission (noun)
the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something
“the omission of recent publications from his bibliography”
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Omission (noun)
a failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation
“to pay compensation for a wrongful act or omission”
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Commission (noun)
an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
“one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building”
“he received a commission to act as an informer”
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Commission (noun)
an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced specially
“Mozart at last received a commission to write an opera”
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Commission (noun)
a work produced in response to a commission
“in that year Zeuxis painted his most famous commission”
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Commission (noun)
the authority to perform a task or certain duties
“the divine Commission of Christ”
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Commission (noun)
a group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something
“a commission was appointed to investigate allegations of police violence”
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Commission (noun)
a sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction
“he sold cosmetics on commission”
“foreign banks may charge a commission”
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Commission (noun)
a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force
“he has resigned his commission”
“she intended to apply for a commission in the army”
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Commission (noun)
the action of committing a crime or offence
“the commission of an arrestable offence”
“the errors are of omission rather than commission”
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Commission (verb)
order or authorize the production of (something)
“the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792”
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Commission (verb)
order or authorize (a person or organization) to do or produce something
“they commissioned an architect to manage the building project”
“he was commissioned to do a series of drawings”
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Commission (verb)
bring (something newly produced) into working condition
“the aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1945”
“we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned”
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Commission (verb)
appoint (someone) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force
“he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers”