1. The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
   "The commissioning of the new naval officers took place at the academy";
   - commission

1. Charge with a task
   "The manager commissioned the team to develop a new product"
    
2. Place an order for
   "The art collector commissioned a portrait from the famous painter"
    
3. Put into commission; equip for service; of ships
   "The navy commissioned the new destroyer"

Derived forms: commissionings

Type of: authorisation [Brit], authorise [Brit], authorization, authorize, clear, empowerment, equip, fit, fit out, order, outfit, pass

Encyclopedia: Commissioning