A commission is an official group or committee given a specific task, or the act of giving someone a job or authority. It can also mean a payment made to a person based on the amount they sell or do.
From Latin *commissionem* “delegation of business,” from *committere* “to unite, to entrust,” from *com-* “together” + *mittere* “to send.” The core idea is sending someone out with an entrusted task.
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