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commission 1. a government agency or board empowered to exercise administrative, judicial, or legislative authority 2. a. the authority given to a person or organization to act as an agent to a principal in commercial transactions b. the fee allotted to an agent for services rendered 3. US the head of a department of municipal government How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It happened that the famous Commission of the 2nd of June had set on foot an inquiry into the irrigation of lands in the Zaraisky province, which fell under Alexey Alexandrovitch's department, and was a glaring example of fruitless expenditure and paper reforms. (acting in concert) decided on sending a commission of inquiry to Venice, 'for the purpose of obtaining further information. On Rostov's inquiry as to how the matter stood, he at once produced from under his pillow a paper he had received from the commission and the rough draft of his answer to it. |
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