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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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The commission last year fined Apple and Meta Platforms for breaching the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Credit, too, Republican Senate Majority leader Bob Dole, who served on the commission, along with the late, great Senate Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

By Ru Marshall OR Books: 682 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Burnham has a long history of supporting the Hillsborough campaign, and as culture secretary in 2010 he pressured the then Labour government to commission the landmark Hillsborough Independent Panel report.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

“Did you know Rajar got his first commission today? He’s out there sailing with his Master right now!”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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