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place an order for put into commission; equip for service; of ships the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge''s charge to the jury" charge with a task the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission" a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission" a group of representatives or delegates a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle the act of committing a crime a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" |
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