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commission

commission, committee

noun koh-mee-SYOHN Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: Latin commissio (act of entrusting)

Also means

errand

Usage Note

Commission covers both an official committee (une commission parlementaire) and a business fee or percentage (toucher une commission). In informal everyday speech, faire les commissions means to run errands or go shopping. The plural commissions is the standard word for grocery errands.

Examples

"Elle siège dans une commission spéciale."

Natural Translation

She sits on a special committee.

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