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commission
noun [C, + sing/pl verb] (GROUP) /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/Definition
› a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists: a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension The government have set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.Societies, clubs and organizations
(Definition of commission noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arm noun (OF ORGANIZATION)
- Assn noun
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- association noun (GROUP)
- book club noun (ORGANIZATION)
- committee noun
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