Commission

Commission or commissioning may refer to:

Business and contracting

Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
- Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of another
A contract for performance or creation of a specific work
Commissioning, a process or service provided to validate the completeness and accuracy of a project or venture:
- Building commissioning, a quality assurance process during and following building construction
- Project commissioning, a process of assuring that all components of a facility are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the requirements of the owner or client

A government agency, regulatory agency or statutory authority that operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, including:
- Independent agencies of the United States government
An executive branch of government, often with characteristics of other branches of government:
- Town commissioners, elected local government bodies established in urban areas in Ireland in the 19th century
- City Commission, a form of local government (common in the United States)
- The European Commission, a body incorporating features of an executive branch of government and a civil service
Presidential Commission (United States), a type of high level research group
Royal Commission, a form of public inquiry

Commission (document), a document given to commissioned officers
- Commissioned officer, who derives authority directly from a sovereign power; contrast with warrant officer and non-commissioned officer
- Purchase of commissions in the British Army
Ship commissioning, placing a warship in active military duty

Great Commission, a tenet of Christian theology given by Jesus to spread his teachings
The Commission (mafia), the governing body of the mafia in the United States
Commissioned (gospel group)
Commission of a crime, in law