commissioned

/kə'miʃnd/

Thân thiện

An officer commissioned by the president leads the troops in a parade.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. given official approval to act
   • an accredited college
   • commissioned broker
   • licensed pharmacist
   • authorized representative
2. (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above

Từ đồng nghĩa

• accredited
• licensed
• licenced