commissioned
/kə'miʃnd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Officially authorized or empowered to act: Having received formal authority or a legal mandate to perform specific duties or functions.
- Holding a military officer's rank: (Specifically of military officers) Having received a formal document (a commission) from a sovereign authority, granting a rank of second lieutenant, ensign, or higher.
Usage
- The adjective "commissioned" is used to describe a person, role, or entity that has been formally granted authority. It often precedes a noun (e.g., a commissioned officer, a commissioned work) or follows a linking verb (e.g., She was commissioned to create the sculpture).
- It implies a formal, official act of authorization.
Examples
- As an adjective describing authorization:
- The artist was commissioned to paint a mural for the new city hall.
- Only a commissioned notary public can legally certify these documents.
- As an adjective describing military rank:
- He became a commissioned officer after graduating from the naval academy.
- The unit was led by both commissioned and non-commissioned personnel.
Advanced Usage
- "Commissioned work": Refers to a piece of art, music, literature, or research that is specially ordered and paid for by a patron or institution.
- The symphony was a commissioned work for the orchestra's centennial celebration.
- "Commissioned study/report": Refers to a formal investigation or analysis that is officially requested and funded.
- The government released the findings of the commissioned study on climate impacts.
Variants and Related Words
- Commission (noun/verb): The act of authorizing or the document granting authority; to formally order or authorize something.
- She received her commission as a lieutenant. (Noun)
- The council voted to commission a new statue. (Verb)
- Commissioner (noun): A person appointed to a role of authority, often as a member of a commission.
- The police commissioner held a press conference.
Synonyms
- Authorized: Having official permission or approval.
- Appointed: Designated to a position or task.
- Licensed: Having a formal permit to practice a profession or activity.
- Accredited: Officially recognized or authorized.
Antonyms
- Non-commissioned: (In military context) Not holding a commission (e.g., a sergeant).
- Unauthorized: Without official permission or approval.
Related Phrases
- To be commissioned into (a service): To formally receive an officer's rank in a military branch.
- She was commissioned into the Air Force as a second lieutenant.
- Commissioned at: Refers to the rank or status held at the time of commissioning.
- He was commissioned at the rank of ensign.
Adjective
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given official approval to act
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an accredited college
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commissioned broker
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licensed pharmacist
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authorized representative
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(of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above
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