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commission
verbs
set up/establish/create a commission
• They set up a commission to investigate the problem of youth crime.
appoint a commission
(= choose the members of a commission )
• The President appointed a commission to develop standards in schools.
head a commission
(= be in charge of one )
• He was elected to head a commission on tax reform.
a commission recommends something
• The commission recommended that the federal government change the way it measures inflation.
a commission approves something
• The commission approved the plan.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + commission
a special commission
• A special commission was set up to investigate the killings.
an independent commission
• The plan requires approval by an independent commission.
an international commission
• an international commission on climate change
a parliamentary commission
• A report was made by a special parliamentary commission.
a government commission
• A government commission regulates the process.
a national/federal commission
• the National Commission on Terrorism
a presidential commission
• the Presidentail Commission on Health Care
a joint commission
(= involving two or more countries or groups )
• a new India-Sri Lanka joint commission
an investigative/investigating commission
• An investigative commission was set up immediately after the incident.
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noun asking sb to do a piece of work for you ADJ. private, public VERB + COMMISSION accept, get, receive I have received a private commission to paint the prince's family. | give sb official group asked to report on sth ADJ. international, national | joint | independent | government, judicial, official, parliamentary, royal | permanent, standing | special | roving | working | economic, election, electoral, fact-finding, investigating, investigative, planning VERB + COMMISSION appoint, establish, set up The government has set up a joint commission to consider the problem. | chair, head, preside over PREP. ~ for the commission for racial equality | ~ on a commission on domestic violence PHRASES a commission of enquiry money for selling sth/providing a service ADJ. big, high | small | fixed VERB + COMMISSION earn, get, receive | pay | charge That bank charges a high commission for cashing traveller's cheques. | deduct PREP. in ~ She earned £2,000 in commission last month. | on ~ Most of the salespeople are on commission. | ~ for/on They get a 10% commission on every encyclopedia they sell. PHRASES on a commission basis to work on a commission basis, verb ADV. specially specially commissioned works PREP. from The report was commissioned from scientists in five countries.
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