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noun

commissioning

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

In a sentence

Six example sentences with commissioning, each labelled with its topic.

  • With the commissioning of the first territorial surveyors, four men set boundaries that counties still argue about today.

    History

  • Her commissioning as a notary took ten minutes and let her witness signatures that had previously required a trip downtown.

    Law

  • Only after the commissioning of an independent inquiry could three retired judges demand documents no ministry had released.

    Politics

  • The commissioning of a special committee gave three directors authority to negotiate the sale on the board's behalf.

    Business

  • The commissioning of park rangers as officers let them issue fines for illegal dumping on the spot.

    Environment

  • The commissioning of a receiver handed one accountant authority over every account the failed firm still held.

    Finance

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