Commission or commissioning may refer to:
Business and contracting
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Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
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Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of another
* A
contract
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tr ...
for performance or creation of a specific work
* Commissioning, a process or service provided to validate the completeness and accuracy of a project or venture:
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Building commissioning
Building commissioning (Cx) is an integrated, systematic process to ensure, through documented verification, that all building systems perform interactively according to the "Design Intent". The commissioning process establishes and documents the ...
, a quality assurance process during and following building construction
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Project commissioning, a process of assuring that all components of a facility are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the requirements of the owner or client
Government
Civil
* A
government agency,
regulatory agency or
statutory authority
A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example re ...
which operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, including:
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Independent agencies of the United States government
*An
executive
Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to:
Role or title
* Executive, a senior management role in an organization
** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive di ...
branch of government, often with characteristics of other branches of government:
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Town commissioners, elected local government bodies established in urban areas in Ireland in the 19th century
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City Commission, a form of local government (common in the United States)
** The
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
, a body incorporating features of an executive branch of government and a civil service
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Presidential Commission (United States), a type of high level research group
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Royal Commission, a form of public inquiry
*Commissioning, the process of identifying an area's need for
public service
A public service is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community. Public services are available to people within a government jurisdiction as provided directly through public sector agencies ...
s and then designing and securing the services to meet the need
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Clinical commissioning groups, 135 NHS organisations in England responsible for commissioning healthcare
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Commissioning support units
Commissioning support units were established in April 2013 from the remains of the primary care trusts and strategic health authorities as part of the reorganisation of the National Health Service in England following the Health and Social Care Ac ...
, which provide regional support for Clinical commissioning groups
Military
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Commission (document)
A commission is a formal document issued to appoint a named person to high office or as a commissioned officer in a territory's armed forces. A commission constitutes documentary authority that the person named is vested with the powers of that ...
, a document given to commissioned officers
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Commissioned officer, who derives authority directly from a sovereign power; contrast with warrant officer and non-commissioned officer
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Purchase of commissions in the British Army
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Ship commissioning, placing a warship in active military duty
Other uses
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Great Commission
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16– 20, where on a mountain i ...
, a tenet of Christian theology given by Jesus to spread his teachings
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The Commission (American Mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States
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Commissioned (gospel group)
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Commission of a crime, in law
See also
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Commissioner
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Decommission (disambiguation)
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The Commission (disambiguation)
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Letters patent, an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity
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