What is Commission?
{{wiktionary|commission|commissioning}} '''Commission''' or '''commissioning''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==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 ==Government== ===Civil=== * A [[government agency]], [[regulatory agency]] or [[statutory authority]] which operates under the authority of a board of commissioners, including: ** [[Independent agencies of the United States government]] *An [[executive (government)|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 government|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 *Commissioning, the process of identifying an area's need for [[public service]]s and then designing and securing the services to meet the need **[[Clinical commissioning group]]s, 135 NHS organisations in England responsible for commissioning healthcare **[[Commissioning support units]], which provide regional support for Clinical commissioning groups ===Military=== * [[Commission (document)]], a docume