. In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service. It was created by act of Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ F., fr. L. commissio. See Commit. ]
Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let him see our commission. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Commission of array. (Eng. Hist.)
Commission of bankruptcy,
Commission of lunacy,
Commission merchant,
Commission officer
Commissioned officer
Commission of the peace,
on commission,
out of commission,
To put a vessel into commission (Naut.),
To put a vessel out of commission (Naut.),
To put the great seal into commission
To put the Treasury into commission
The United States Christian Commission,
The United States Sanitary Commission,
v. t.
A chosen band
He first commissions to the Latian land. Dryden.
n. [ F. commissionnaire. Cf. Commissioner. ]
Delegate or commissionary authority. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To commission [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n.
To another address which requested that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and desired the Commons to name the commissioners. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subordinates of the secretary of the interior. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
Commissioner of deeds,
County commissioners,
‖n. [ F., fr. L. commissio. ]
n. The office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To deprive of a commission or trust. [ R. ] Laud. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The governmental commision charged with making and enforcing regulations concerning interstate commerce. [ U. S. ] [ PJC ]
a. Not having a commission. [ 1913 Webster ]
Noncommissioned officer (Mil.),
v. t. To commission again; to give a new commission to. [ 1913 Webster ]
Officers whose time of service had expired were to be recommissioned. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]