Noun
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter;
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary);
"he works on commission"3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
4. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation;
"put the ships into commission""the motor was out of commission"5. a group of representatives or delegates
6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
"the judge's charge to the jury"7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
8. the act of committing a crime
9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group;
"a confidential mission to London""his charge was deliver a message"