commissioned

verb

Definition of commissionednext
past tense of commission
1
as in appointed
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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2
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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3
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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4
as in nominated
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned
  1. appointed
  2. enabled
  3. nominated
  4. delegated
  5. authorized
  6. constituted
  7. empowered
  8. assigned
Verb
  • Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Gregory Carro as a judge in 1998 on a salary of over $103,000 a year.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The thriller features De Niro as George Mullen, a former president who, in the wake of a devastating cyber attack, is appointed by the current president (Angela Bassett) to lead a commission tasked with finding who’s behind the attack.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of appointed
Verb
  • Automated and enabled by AI, criminal hackers will continue to extort victims at a startling rate in 2025.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enabled
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  • It’s nominated for the Best Americana Album category.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hell's Kitchen, a Broadway musical inspired by the singer's life, was nominated for 13 awards.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nominated
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  • The template should help employees document their out-of-office plans and ensure that all tasks are accounted for and delegated appropriately.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Unlike centralized governance frameworks where power is concentrated and delegated to a few decision makers, polycentric systems are decentralized to account for country-specific value systems.
    Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of delegated
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  • Then, once a federal program is authorized, Congress appropriates money each year to fund its operations.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • They first must be authorized by Congress, something that, in the OAA’s case, is supposed to happen every five years.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorized
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  • In fact, in 2023, exports of crude oil to the United States constituted an astounding 89% of all Canadian crude oil exports.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As presently constituted, the Jays would line up with Giménez at second, Bichette at short and Ernie Clement at third.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of constituted
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  • These developments have empowered women like Megan Thee Stallion to challenge entrenched norms and advocate for their reputations in real time.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Social media has changed that and made information about celebrity feuds more accessible and, by extension, empowered public figures to be more assertive and vocal about advocating for their interests and brands.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.
    Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Transgender athletes assigned female at birth who transitioned to male are permitted to compete on men's teams.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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