The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

The acting under authority of, or on account of, another.

To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.

Delegation of authority; the act of issuing letters of administration.

A board or committee officially appointed and empowered to perform certain acts or exercise certain jurisdiction of a public nature or relation, for example, the Liquor & Gaming Commission. (Source: Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition)

the Repatriation Commission, a statutory body that is responsible for the administration of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, continued in existence by section 179 of the Act.