commission/kə'mɪ∫ən/

n. a group of people appointed to find out about sth or to control sth

n. [C] 委员会：They set up a commission to examine the schools. 他们成立了一个委员会对所有学校进行检查。

◇[commission on sth] a commission on human rights 人权委员会

构词commit + s + -sion

用法commission的范围比committee要大，同committee一样，谓语动词可以是单数，也可以是复数。