Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with commission in British Collocation
commission
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
types of commission
judicial
parliamentary
presidential
royal
state
He has been appointed to a parliamentary commission to draw up plans for the reform of the health service.
range of the commission
international
national
She was released unharmed after members of the international commission intervened.
established by law
statutory
The new statutory commission will take over this function in May.
giving advice
advisory
He announced the creation of a presidential advisory commission.
independent
independent
These functions are carried out by independent electoral commissions.
set up a commission
appoint
create
establish
set up
While in power he created a state road commission.
lead a commission
chair
head
The judge who chaired the commission warned that the report was an alarm call.
large
generous
hefty
high
large
The sellers were mainly interested in collecting hefty commissions.
small
small
For every item purchased the site receives a small commission of around 5 per cent.
fixed
fixed
I’d rather the commission were fixed.