commission

Agent's cut earned

The most basic meaning of commission is carrying out or engaging in (as in the commission of a crime) and from this meaning, many others have developed.

A commission may be a group assembled for a particular purpose (an electoral commission) or it may be the order that causes such a group to form.

People or companies may get or be given commissions to do particular work: We commissioned an article from the freelance writer.

A military commission is the authority given to officers to carry out their responsibilities.

payment

fee

Payment for service

percentageProportion out of hundred
royaltyPayment for usage rights
cutSeverance or reduction

share · earnings · bonus · incentive · payout · compensation · remuneration · sales · brokerage · agent

appoint

authorize

Grant formal permission

delegateEntrust authority to another
assignGive as responsibility
empowerGrant authority or confidence

designate · nominate · enlist · engage · install · mandate · entrust · depute · charge · contract

authority

agency

Power to act

boardFlat rigid panel
tribunalJudicial decision-making body
councilAdvisory deliberative group

regulatory · oversight · inquiry · investigation · panel · jurisdiction · mandate · governance · directive · enforcement

artwork

portrait

Artistic depiction of someone

sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
muralWall-applied artwork
installationProcess of putting in

painting · fresco · mosaic · tapestry · monument · bust · statue · patronage · collector · gallery

military

officer

Authority figure in uniform

rankPosition in hierarchy
officer corpsMilitary's leadership class
warrantFormal authorization document

naval · army · cavalry · regiment · lieutenant · captain · resign · battlefield · duty · service

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