A type of contract for performance or creation of a specific work

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

European Commission

Royal Commission

Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions, especially referring to a high-ranking public (administrative or police) official, or an analogous official in the private sector (e.g. the highest executive position of...

Commissioned officer, who derives authority directly from a sovereign power

Ship commissioning, placing a warship in active military duty

Letters patent, an open letter issued by a government granting an office or other status to someone or some entity

Irish Land Commission

Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered

Presidential Commission (United States) and similar studies on local levels, such as the Kettl Commission

The Commission (mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States.

A type of government agency that operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, though the term may also be applied to non-governmental groups such as the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics