English-Thai Dictionary
commiserate
VT ทำให้ รู้สึก เศร้า เสียใจ tam-hai-ru-suek-saol-sia-jai
commiserate with
PHRV เห็นอกเห็นใจ สงสาร ปลอบโยน condole with sympathize with hen-ok-hen-jai
commiseration
N การ รู้สึก เศร้า เสียใจ kan-ru-suek-saol-sia-jai
commiserative
ADJ ที่ รู้สึก เศร้า เสียใจ ti-ru-suek-saol-sia-jai
commissariat
N กอง เสบียง วิธีการ ส่ง อาหาร และ สัมภาระ ต่างๆ ไป กองทัพ กอง ตรวจงาน ใน รัสเซีย
commissary
N ร้าน ขาย อาหาร (โดยเฉพาะ ใน ฐานทัพ ran-kai-ar-han
commission
N ค่านายหน้า ค่า คอมมิชชั่น ka-nai-na
commission
N งา นที่ รับผิดชอบ duty work abligation ngan-ti-rab-phd-chob
commission
N อำนาจ ที่จะ ทำ am-nad-ti-ja-tam
commissionaire
N ผู้ ที่ รับจ้าง ทำงาน เล็กๆ น้อยๆ pu-ti-rab-jang-tam-ngan-lek-lek-noi-noi
commissioned
N ซึ่ง ได้ รับหน้าที่ sueng-dai-rab-na-ti
commissionnaire
N ผู้ ทำหน้าที่ เล็กๆน้อยๆ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMMISERABLE
a.[See Commiserate. ] Deserving of commiseration or pity; pitiable; that may excite sympathy or sorrow. This commiserable person, Edward.
COMMISERATE
v.t. 1. To pity; to compassionate; to feel sorrow, pain or regret for another in distress; applied to persons.
We should commiserate those who groan beneath the weight of age, disease or want.
2. To regret; to pity; to be sorry for; as, to commiserate our mutual ignorance.
COMMISERATED
pp. Pitied.
COMMISERATING
ppr. Pitying; compassionating; feeling sorrow for.
COMMISERATION
n.Pity; compassion; a sympathetic suffering of pain or sorrow for the wants, afflictions or distresses of another. I cannot think of these poor deluded creatures, but with commiseration.
COMMISERATIVELY
adv. From compassion.
COMMISERATOR
n.One who pities.
COMMISSARIAL
a.[See Commissary. ] Pertaining to a commissary. Smollett uses commissorial; but this is not regular nor authorized.
COMMISSARIATE
n.The office or employment of a commissary; or the whole body of officers in the commissarys department.
COMMISSARY
n. 1. In general sense, a commissioner; one to whom is committed some charge, duty or office, by a superior power; one who is sent or delegated to execute some office or duty, in the place, or as the representative, of his superior.
2. In ecclesiastical law, an officer of the bishop, who exercises spiritual jurisdiction in places of the diocese, so far distant from the episcopal see, that the chancellor cannot call the people to the bishops principal consistory court, without putting them to inconvenience.
3. In a military sense, an officer who has the charge of furnishing provisions, clothing, etc. , for an army. Commissaries are distinguished by different names, according to their duties; as commissary-general, who is at the head of the department of supplies, and has under him deputy commissaries, and issuing commissaries; the latter to issue or distribute the supplies.
4. An officer who musters the army, receives and inspects the muster-rolls, and keeps an account of the strength of the army. He is called, the commissary-general of musters. The commissary of horses has the inspection of the artillery horses; and the commissary of stores has charge of all the stores of the artillery.
COMMISSARYSHIP
n.The office of a commissary.
COMMISSION
n. 1. The act of committing, doing, performing, or perpetrating; as the commission of a crime.
2. The act of committing or sending to; the act of entrusting, as a charge or duty. Hence,
3. The thing committed, entrusted or delivered; letters patent, or any writing from proper authority, given to a person as his warrant for exercising certain powers, or the performance of any duty, whether civil, ecclesiastical, or military. Hence,
4. Charge; order; mandate; authority given.
He bore his great commission in his look.
5. By a metonymy, a number of persons joined in an office or trust.
6. The state of that which is entrusted, as the great seal was put into commission; or the state of being authorized to act or perform service, as a ship is put into commission.
7. In commerce, the state of acting under authority in the purchase and sale of goods for another. To trade or do business on commission, is to buy or sell for another by this authority. Hence,
8. The allowance made to a factor or commission-merchant for transacting business, which is a certain rate per cent. of the value of the goods bought or sold.
Commission of bankruptcy, is a commission issuing from the Chancellor in Great Britain, and in other countries, from some proper authority, appointing and empowering certain persons to examine into the facts relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the bankrupts lands and effects for the creditors.
Commission of lunacy, is a commission issuing from the court of chancery, to authorize an inquiry whether a person is a lunatic or not.
Commission-officer, in the army or navy, is an officer who has a commission, in distinction from subaltern officers.
COMMISSION-MERCHANT
n.A merchant who transacts business as the agent of other men, in buying and selling, and receives a rate per cent. as his commission or reward.
COMMISSION
v.t. 1. To give a commission to; to empower or authorize by commission. The president and senate appoint, by the president commissions.
2. To send with a mandate or authority.
He fist commissions to the Latian land.
3. To authorize or empower.
Note: Commissionate, in a like sense, has been use, but rarely.
COMMISSIONAL, COMMISSIONARY
a.Appointed by warrant.
COMMISSIONED
pp. Furnished with a commission; empowered; authorized.
COMMISSIONER
n.A person who has a commission or warrant from proper authority, to perform some office, or execute some business, for the person or government which employs him, and gives him authority; as commissoners for settling the bounds of a state, or for adjusting claims.
COMMISSIONING
ppr. Giving a commission to; furnishing with a warrant; empowering by letters patent or other writing; authorizing.
COMMISSURE
n. 1. A joint, seam or closure; the place where two bodies or parts of a body meet and unite; an interstice or cleft between particles or parts, as between plates or lamellae.
2. In architecture, the joint of two stones, or application of the surface of one to that of another.
3. In anatomy, a suture of the cranium or skull; articulation; the corners of the lips. Also, certain parts in the ventricles of the brain, uniting the two hemispheres.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMMISERABLE
COMMISERABLE Com *mis "er *a *ble, a.
Defn: Pitiable. [Obs. ] Bacon.
COMMISERATE
Com *mis "er *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n.Commiserating. ] Etym: [L. commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- + miserari to pity. See Miserable. ]
Defn: To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity. Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of age, disease, or want, commiserate. Denham. We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. Locke.
Syn. -- To pity; compassionate; lament; condole.
COMMISERATION
Com *mis `er *a "tion, n. Etym: [F. commis, fr. L. commiseratio a part of an oration intended to exite compassion. ]
Defn: The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak.
Syn. -- See Sympathy.
COMMISERATIVE
COMMISERATIVE Com *mis "er *a *tive, a.
Defn: Feeling or expressing commiseration. Todd.
COMMISERATOR
COMMISERATOR Com *mis "er *a `tor, n.
Defn: One who pities.
COMMISSARIAL
COMMISSARIAL Com `mis *sa "ri *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a commissary.
COMMISSARIAT
Com `mis *sa "ri *at, n. Etym: [F. commissariat. ] (Mil. )(a ) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. (b ) The body of officers charged with such service.
COMMISSARY
Com "mis *sa *ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. Etym: [LL. commissarius, fr. L.commissus, p. p. of committere to commit, intrust to. See Commit. ]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner. Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. Donne.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: An officer on the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. Ayliffe.
3. (Mil. ) (a ) An officer having charge of a special sevice; as, the commissary of musters. (b ) An officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; -- officially called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.] Washington wrote to the President of Congress. .. urging the appointment of a commissary general, a quartermaster general, a commissary of musters, and a commissary of artillery. W. Irving Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special department of army service; as: (a ) The officer in charge of the commissariat and transport department, or of the ordinace store department. [Eng. ](b ) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.] -- Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase and issue of provisions for the army.
COMMISSARYSHIP
COMMISSARYSHIP Com "mis *sa *ry *ship, n.
Defn: The office or employment of a commissary. Ayliffe.
COMMISSION
Com *mis "sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. commissio. See Commit. ]
1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South.
2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties. Let him see our commission. Shak.
5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission. A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter. Prescott.
7. (Com. ) (a ) The acting under authority of, or on account of, another. (b ) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city. (c ) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere. Commission of array. (Eng. Hist. ) See under Array. -- Commission of bankrupty, a commission apointing and empowering certain persons to examine into the facts relative to an alleged bankrupty, and to secure the bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors. -- Commission of lunacy, a commission authoring and inquiry whether a person is a lunatic or not. -- Commission merchant, one who buys or sells goods on commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per cent as his compensation. -- Commission, or Commissioned, officer (Mil. ), one who has a commission, in distingtion from a noncommossioned or warrant officer. -- Commission of the peace, a commission under the great seal, constituting one or more persons justices of the peace. [Eng. ] -- To put a vessel into commission (Naut. ), to equip and man a goverment vessel, and send it out on service after it has been laid up; esp. , the formal act of tacking command of a vessel for service, hoisting the flag, reading the orders, etc. -- To put a vessel out of commission (Naut. ), to detach the officers and crew and retire it from active service, temporarily or permanently. -- To put the great seal, or the Treasury, into commission, to place it in the hands of a commissioner or commissioners during the abeyance of the ordinary administration, as between the going out of one lord keeper and accession of another. [Eng. ] -- The United States Christians Commission, an organization among the people of the North, during the Civil War, which afforded material comforts to the Union soldiers, and performed services of a religious character in the field and in hospitals. -- The United States Sanitary Commission, an organization formed by the people of the North to coöperate with and supplement the medical department of the Union armies during the Civil War.
Syn. -- Charge; warrant; authority; mandate; office; trust; employment.
COMMISSION
Com *mis "sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commissioned; p. pr & vb. n.Commissioning. ]
1. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.
2. To send out with a charge or commission. A chosen band He first commissions to the Latian land. Dryden.
Syn. -- To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate; constitute; ordain.
COMMISSIONAIRE
Com *mis `sion *aire ", n. [F. commissionnaire. Cf. Commissioner. ]
1. One intrusted with a commission, now only a small commission, as an errand; esp. , an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the like. The commissionaire familiar to European travelers performs miscellaneous services as a light porter, messenger, solicitor for hotels, etc.
2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London, employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.
COMMISSIONAL; COMMISSIONARY
COMMISSIONAL; COMMISSIONARY Com *mis "sion *al, Com *mis "sion *a *ry a.
Defn: Of pertaining to, or conferring, a commission; conferred by a commission or warrant. [R.] Delegate or commissionary authority. Bp. Hall.
COMMISSIONATE
COMMISSIONATE Com *mis "sion *ate, v. t.
Defn: To commission [Obs. ]
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER Com *mis "sion *er, n.
1. A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some bussiness, for the goverment, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims.To another adress which requisted that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and desired the Commons to name the commissioners. Macaulay.
2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service. Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty. Macaulay. The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subotdinates of the secretary of the interior. Bartlett. Commissioner of deeds, an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc. , for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.] -- County commissioners, certain administrative officers in some of the States, invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial matters, etc. , of the county. [U. S.]
COMMISSIONNAIRE
Com *mis `sion *naire " (; F. ), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. commissio.]
1. An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
2. One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who perform miscellaneous services for travelers.
COMMISSIONSHIP
COMMISSIONSHIP Com *mis "sion *ship, n.
Defn: The office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott.
COMMISSIVE
COMMISSIVE Com *mis "sive, a.
Defn: Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission. [R.]
COMMISSURAL
COMMISSURAL Com *mis "su *ral ( or ), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a commissure.
COMMISSURE
Com *mis "sure ( or; 134 -6 ), n. Etym: [L. commissura a joing together: cf. F. commissure. See Commit. ]
1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.
2. (Anat. & Zoöl.) (a ) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc. (b ) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
commis
com mis |ˈkämē, kô -ˈkɑːmi |(also commis chef ) ▶noun ( pl. same ) a junior chef. ORIGIN 1930s: from French, ‘deputy, clerk, ’ past participle of commettre ‘entrust, ’ from Latin committere (see commit ).
commiserate
com mis er ate |kəˈmizəˌrāt kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize: she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances. • [ with obj. ] archaic feel, show, or express pity for (someone ): she did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her. DERIVATIVES com mis er a tive |-rətiv |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin commiserat- ‘commiserated, ’ from the verb commiserari, from com- ‘with ’ + miserari ‘to lament ’ (from miser ‘wretched ’).
commiseration
com mis er a tion |kəˌmizəˈrāSHən kəmɪzəˈreɪʃn | ▶noun sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion: the other actors offered him clumsy commiseration. (commiserations ) expressions of sympathy and sorrow for another: our commiserations to those who didn't win.
commish
com mish |kəˈmiSH kəˌmɪʃ | ▶noun informal 1 short for commissioner. 2 short for commission: out of commish.
commissaire
com mis saire |ˌkômiˈse (ə )r ˈkɑməsɛr | ▶noun a senior police officer in France. • an official at a bicycle race or other sporting event. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: French.
commissar
com mis sar |ˈkäməˌsär, ˌkäməˈsär ˌkɑməˈsɑr | ▶noun an official of the Communist Party, esp. in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization. • a head of a government department in the former Soviet Union before 1946. • a strict or prescriptive figure of authority: our academic commissars. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (Russian Revolution ): from Russian komissar, from French commissaire, from medieval Latin commissarius (see commissary ).
commissariat
com mis sar i at |ˌkäməˈse (ə )rēit ˌkɑməˈsɛriət | ▶noun 1 chiefly Military a department for the supply of food and equipment. 2 a government department of the Soviet Union before 1946. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a Scots legal term denoting the jurisdiction of a commissary, often spelled commissariot ): from French commissariat, reinforced by medieval Latin commissariatus, both from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge, ’ from Latin committere ‘entrust. ’
commissary
com mis sar y |ˈkäməˌserē ˈkɑməˌsɛri | ▶noun ( pl. commissaries ) 1 a restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution. 2 a deputy or delegate. DERIVATIVES com mis sar i al |ˌkäməˈse (ə )rēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge, ’ from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted, ’ from the verb committere (see commit ).
commission
com mis sion |kəˈmiSHən kəˈmɪʃən |(abbr.: comm. ) ▶noun 1 an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people: his commission to redesign the building | he received a commission to act as an informer. • an order for something, esp. a work of art, to be produced: Mozart at last received a commission to write an opera. • a work produced in response to such an order. • archaic the authority to perform a task or certain duties. 2 a group of people officially charged with a particular function: the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. 3 an amount of money, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction: foreign banks may charge a commission | he sold cosmetics on commission . 4 a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force: he has resigned his commission. 5 the action of committing a crime or offense: use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art ). • order or authorize (a person or organization ) to do or produce something: they commissioned an architect to manage the building project. 2 bring (something newly produced, such as a factory or machine ) into working condition: we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned. • bring (a warship ) into readiness for active service: the aircraft carrier Midway was commissioned in 1945. 3 appoint (someone ) to the rank of officer in the armed services: he was commissioned after attending midshipman school | (as adj. commissioned ) : a commissioned officer. PHRASES in commission (of a ship, vehicle, machine, etc. ) in use or in service. out of commission not in service; not in working order. • (of a person ) unable to work or function normally, esp. through illness or injury. DERIVATIVES com mis sion a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin commissio (n- ), from committere ‘entrust ’ (see commit ).
commission agent
com ¦mis |sion agent ▶noun Brit. a person who transacts business on commission, typically on behalf of a principal from another country.
commissionaire
com mis sion aire |kəˌmiSHəˈne (ə )r kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛ (ə )r | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a uniformed door attendant at a hotel, theater, or other building. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge, ’ from Latin committere ‘entrust ’ (see commit ).
commissioner
com mis sion er |kəˈmiSH (ə )nər kəˈmɪʃənər |(abbr.: comm. ) ▶noun a person appointed to a role on or by a commission: the traffic commissioner | the New York State Health Commissioner. • a person appointed to regulate a particular sport: the baseball commissioner. • a representative of the supreme authority in an area. DERIVATIVES com mis sion er ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio (see commission ).
commissioner for oaths
com |mis ¦sion ¦er for oaths ▶noun Brit. a solicitor authorized to administer an oath to a person making an affidavit.
commission of the peace
com ¦mis |sion of the peace ▶noun Brit., chiefly historical the Justices of the Peace in a particular jurisdiction considered collectively.
commissure
com mis sure |ˈkäməˌSHo͝or ˈkɑməˌʃʊ (ə )r | ▶noun Anatomy 1 the joint between two bones. 2 a band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. 3 the line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. DERIVATIVES com mis su ral |ˌkäməˈSHo͝orəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin commissura ‘junction, ’ from committere ‘join ’ (see commit ).
Oxford Dictionary
commis
commis |ˈkɒmi |(also commis chef ) ▶noun ( pl. same |ˈkɒmi, ˈkɒmɪz | ) a junior chef. ORIGIN 1930s: from French, ‘deputy, clerk ’, past participle of commettre ‘entrust ’, from Latin committere (see commit ).
commiserate
commiserate |kəˈmɪzəreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize: she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances. • [ with obj. ] archaic feel or express pity for (someone ): she did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her. DERIVATIVES commiserative |-rətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin commiserat- ‘commiserated ’, from the verb commiserari, from com- ‘with ’ + miserari ‘to lament ’ (from miser ‘wretched ’).
commiseration
commiseration |kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion: the other actors offered him clumsy commiseration. • (commiserations ) expressions of sympathy and sorrow for another: our commiserations to those who didn't win.
commish
commish |kəˈmɪʃ | ▶noun N. Amer. informal short for commissioner.
commissaire
commissaire |ˌkɒmɪˈsɛː, French kɔmisɛʀ | ▶noun a senior police officer in France. • (in France ) an official at a cycle race or other sporting event. ORIGIN French.
commissar
commissar |ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː | ▶noun an official of the Communist Party, especially in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization. • a head of a government department in the former Soviet Union before 1946. • a strict or prescriptive figure of authority: our academic commissars. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (Russian Revolution ): from Russian komissar, from French commissaire, from medieval Latin commissarius (see commissary ).
commissariat
commissariat |ˌkɒmɪˈsɛːrɪət | ▶noun 1 chiefly Military a department for the supply of food and equipment. 2 a government department of the USSR before 1946. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a Scots legal term denoting the jurisdiction of a commissary, often spelled commissariot ): from French commissariat, reinforced by medieval Latin commissariatus, both from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge ’, from Latin committere ‘entrust ’.
commissary
commissary |ˈkɒmɪs (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. commissaries ) 1 a deputy or delegate. • a representative or deputy of a bishop. 2 N. Amer. a restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution. DERIVATIVES commissarial |-ˈsɛːrɪəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge ’, from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted ’, from the verb committere (see commit ).
commission
com ¦mis |sion |kəˈmɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group: one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building | [ with infinitive ] : he received a commission to act as an informer. • an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced specially. • a work produced in response to a commission. • [ mass noun ] archaic the authority to perform a task or certain duties: the divine Commission of Christ. 2 a group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something: a commission was appointed to investigate allegations of police violence. 3 a sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction: foreign banks may charge a commission | he sold cosmetics on commission . 4 a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force. 5 [ mass noun ] the action of committing a crime or offence. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 order or authorize the production of (something ): the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] order or authorize (a person or organization ) to do or produce something: they commissioned an architect to manage the building project | he was commissioned to do a series of drawings. 2 bring (something newly produced ) into working condition: we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned | the aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1945. 3 appoint (someone ) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force: he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers | (as adj. commissioned ) : a commissioned officer. PHRASES in commission in use or in service. out of commission not in service; not in working order. • (of a person ) unable to work or function normally, especially through illness or injury. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin commissio (n- ), from committere ‘entrust ’ (see commit ).
commission agent
com ¦mis |sion agent ▶noun Brit. a person who transacts business on commission, typically on behalf of a principal from another country.
commissionaire
commissionaire |kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː | ▶noun Brit. a uniformed door attendant at a hotel, theatre, or other building. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge ’, from Latin committere ‘entrust ’ (see commit ).
commissioner
com |mis ¦sion ¦er |kəˈmɪʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun a person appointed to a role on or by a commission. • a representative of the supreme authority in an area. • the head of the Metropolitan Police in London. • N. Amer. a person appointed to regulate a particular sport: a baseball commissioner. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio (see commission ).
commissioner for oaths
com |mis ¦sion ¦er for oaths ▶noun Brit. a solicitor authorized to administer an oath to a person making an affidavit.
commission of the peace
com ¦mis |sion of the peace ▶noun Brit., chiefly historical the Justices of the Peace in a particular jurisdiction considered collectively.
commissure
commissure |ˈkɒmɪsjʊə | ▶noun Anatomy 1 the joint between two bones. 2 a band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. 3 the line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. DERIVATIVES commissural |ˌkɒmɪˈsjʊər (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin commissura ‘junction ’, from committere ‘join ’ (see commit ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
commiserate
commiserate verb the pastor sat down and commiserated with them after Lester's funeral: offer sympathy to, be sympathetic to, offer condolences to, condole with, sympathize with, empathize with, feel pity for, feel sorry for, feel for; comfort, console.
commiseration
commiseration noun a little commiseration may be the most important thing you can offer: condolence (s ), sympathy, pity, comfort, solace, consolation; compassion, understanding.
commission
commission noun 1 the dealer's commission: percentage, brokerage, share, portion, dividend, premium, fee, consideration, bonus; informal cut, take, rake-off, slice. 2 the commission of building a palace: task, employment, job, project, mission, assignment, undertaking; duty, charge, responsibility; informal marching orders. 3 items made under state commission: warrant, license, sanction, authority. 4 an independent commission: committee, board, council, panel, directorate, delegation. 5 the commission of an offense: perpetration, committing, committal, execution. ▶verb 1 he was commissioned to paint a portrait: engage, contract, charge, employ, hire, recruit, retain, appoint, enlist, book, sign up. 2 they commissioned a sculpture: order; authorize; formal bespeak. PHRASES in commission the new bathrooms are now in commission: in service, in use; working, functional, operative, up and running, in operation, in working order. out of commission more than half of our original computers are out of commission: not in service, not in use, unserviceable; not working, inoperative, out of order, malfunctioning, broken, down.
Oxford Thesaurus
commiserate
commiserate verb he commiserated with them for their sufferings: offer sympathy to, be sympathetic to, express sympathy for, send condolences to, offer condolences to, condole with, sympathize with, empathize with, feel pity for, feel sorry for, feel for, be moved by, mourn for, sorrow for, grieve for; comfort, console, solace, give solace to; one's heart goes out to; archaic compassion, compassionate.
commiseration
commiseration noun the other actors offered him clumsy commiseration | our commiserations to those who didn't win: condolences, sympathy, pity, comfort, solace, consolation; compassion, feeling, fellow feeling, understanding, consideration.
commission
commission noun 1 the customer is unlikely to know about the dealer's commission: percentage, brokerage, share, portion, dividend, premium, fee, consideration, bonus, gratuity, tip, honorarium; informal cut, take, whack, rake-off, slice, slice of the cake, piece of the action; Brit. informal divvy; rare apportionment, quantum, moiety. 2 he accepted the commission of building a house for the queen: task, employment, job, work, piece of work, project, mission, assignment, undertaking, exercise, enterprise, endeavour; duty, charge, responsibility, burden; dated office. 3 the items are made under royal commission: warrant, licence, sanction, authority. 4 their plan requires approval by an independent commission: committee, board, board of commissioners, council, panel, directorate, advisory body, advisorate, convocation, delegation. 5 they did not participate in the commission of any offence: perpetration, committing, committal, execution, performance. PHRASES in commission the company had thirty-six vessels in commission: in service, in use, in employment, in action; working, functioning, functional, operative, going, running, up and running, in operation, in working order. out of commission five of the rescue vehicles were out of commission: not in service, unavailable for use, not in use, out of action, unserviceable; not working, not functioning, not functional, inoperative, not in operation, not in working order, out of order; down; Brit. informal U /S. ▶verb 1 he commissioned Van Dyck to paint his portrait: engage, contract, charge, employ, hire, recruit, retain, appoint, enlist, co-opt, book, sign up; authorize, empower; Military detail. 2 they decided to commission a sculpture of Molly Malone: order, put in an order for, place an order for, contract for, pay for; authorize; rare bespeak.
Duden Dictionary
Commission-Broker
Com mis sion-Bro ker, Com mis sion bro ker Substantiv, maskulin , der Commissionbroker |kɔˈmɪʃnbroʊkə kɔˈmɪʃnbroʊkə |der Commission-Broker; Genitiv: des Commission-Brokers, Plural: die Commission-Broker der Commissionbroker; Genitiv: des Commissionbrokers, Plural: die Commissionbroker englisch Börsenmakler, der ausschließlich Kundenaufträge durchführt
French Dictionary
commis
commis n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne affectée à des tâches diverses dans un bureau, une entreprise. : Une commis dévouée. Note Orthographique commi s.
commisération
commisération n. f. nom féminin littéraire Pitié. : Nous avons beaucoup de commisération pour ces malades qui sont condamnés. SYNONYME compassion .
commissaire
commissaire n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Officier de police. 2 Membre d ’une commission. : Les commissaires ont déposé leur rapport.
commissaire-priseur
commissaire-priseur commissaire-priseuse n. m. et f. (pl. commissaires-priseurs ) nom masculin et féminin Personne chargée de diriger les ventes aux enchères.
commissariat
commissariat n. m. nom masculin Bureau d ’un commissaire de police. : Un commissariat de police. Note Orthographique commissaria t.
commission
commission n. f. nom féminin 1 Ensemble de personnes désignées par une autorité pour prendre des décisions, pour étudier une question. : Une commission parlementaire. Une commission d ’enquête. SYNONYME comité . 2 Message. : Il l ’a chargé d ’une commission. 3 Pourcentage touché par un intermédiaire. : Le vendeur reçoit une commission de 10 \%. SYNONYME prime ; ristourne . 4 au pluriel Achats, courses pour usage courant. : Elle est allée faire des commissions. SYNONYME emplettes . LOCUTION Commission scolaire. Personne morale de droit public chargée de l ’administration des écoles élémentaires et secondaires d ’un quartier, d ’une région. : La Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay. Note Technique Le terme conseil scolaire conviendrait mieux selon le GDT.
Commission canadienne des droits de la personne
Commission canadienne des droits de la personne désignation Sigle CCDP (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail désignation Sigle CSST (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
Commission de terminologie de l’Office de la langue française
Commission de terminologie de l ’Office de la langue française désignation Sigle CTOLF (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ). Note Technique La CTOLF a pris le nom de Comité d ’officialisation linguistique de l ’Office québécois de la langue française en 2002.
Commission de terminologie française
Commission de terminologie française désignation Sigle CTF (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
commissionnaire
commissionnaire n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Intermédiaire. : Un commissionnaire de transport.
Commission scolaire de Montréal
Commission scolaire de Montréal désignation Sigle CSDM (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
commissure
commissure n. f. nom féminin Point de jonction. : Les commissures des lèvres.
commis voyageur
commis voyageur n. m. (pl. commis voyageurs ) nom masculin vieilli Représentant. Note Technique Ce nom s ’écrit sans trait d ’union. Aujourd ’hui, on emploie plutôt le nom représentant, représentante.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
commiserate
com mis er ate /kəmɪ́zərèɪt /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠【不幸な事について /人に 】同情する «about /with » , 【人を 】哀れむ (sympathize ) «with » .
commiseration
com m ì s er á tion 名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 U 【人に対する 】哀れみ, 同情 «to » .2 〖～s 〗同情の念 [言葉 ]; ご同情申し上げます .
commissariat
com mis sar i at /kɑ̀məsé ə riət |kɔ̀m -/名詞 1 C 〘軍 〙兵站 （へいたん ）部 〘軍隊の食糧補給を担当 〙; U 食料供給 .2 C 〘史 〙(旧ソ連の )人民委員会 .
commissary
com mis sar y /kɑ́məsèri |kɔ́mɪs (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ies C 1 ｟米 ｠(基地 刑務所などの )売店, 購買部 .2 ｟米 ｠(映画スタジオ 工場などの )食堂 .3 ｟英 ｠〘軍 〙兵站 （へいたん ）将校 .4 代表者, 管理人 .
commission
com mis sion /kəmɪ́ʃ (ə )n /→commit 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗(政府などにより委託を受けた )委員会 (!C-で委員会の名称の一部として用いられることがある ) ▸ A commission has been set up to study the safety of cloning .クローンの安全性を研究するために委員会が設置された ▸ an advisory commission 諮問委員会 ▸ the Federal Communications Commission (米国の )連邦通信委員会 2 U «…の /…に対する » (販売人の )歩合 (給 ), 報酬 ; (銀行などに払う )手数料 «on /for » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ; U 代理業務, 取次 ▸ get [be paid ] 15 percent commission on sales 売り上げの15 \%の歩合を受け取る ▸ work on commission 歩合制で仕事をする ▸ Most banks charge a 3 percent commission for the exchange of currencies .たいていの銀行は通貨の交換に3 \%の手数料をとる 3 C (芸術家 音楽家などに対する )仕事の依頼, 注文 , 委嘱 （いしよく ）; ｟かたく ｠(一般に )依頼による仕事, 任務 ▸ accept a commission to write a novel about the incident その事件についての小説を書く依頼を承諾する 4 C 〘軍 〙(委嘱される )将校の役職 ; 将校任命辞令 ▸ earn an army commission 陸軍将校の職を得る 5 U ｟かたく ｠【犯罪を 】犯すこと «of » .6 U (職権 任務の )委任, 委託 ; (委任による )権限, 職権 ; C 委任状 .in comm í ssion 〈軍艦が 〉就役中の ; 〈車 機器などが 〉使用されている, 現役の .ò ut of comm í ssion 1 〈軍艦が 〉退役の ; 〈車 機器などが 〉故障中で, 使用できない .2 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉病気で, 負傷して .動詞 他動詞 ｟主に書 ｠1 a. 〈人などが 〉 «…に » 〈報告書 芸術作品など 〉の作成 [制作 ]を依頼する ; 〈仕事など 〉を委託 [委嘱 （いしょく ）]する «from » ▸ The television station commissioned a new drama series .テレビ局は新しい連続ドラマの制作を依頼した .b. 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人など 〉に …するよう依頼 [注文 ]する ▸ We were commissioned to build a hospital .私たちは病院建設の注文を受けた .2 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…の位で » 将校に任命される «as, into » .3 〈軍艦 〉を就役させる .4 〈人 〉に権限 [職権 ]を与える .～́ à gent ｟英 ｠仲買人, ブローカー .～̀ ó fficer 〘軍 〙将校, 士官 .
commissionaire
com mis sion aire /kəmɪ̀ʃənéə r /名詞 C ｟英 ｠(ホテル 劇場 映画館などの )ドア係, 接客係 .
commissioner
com mis sion er /kəmɪ́ʃ (ə )nə r /→commit 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖時にC -〗1 (政府の省庁などの )長官 ; (自治体の )部 [局 ]長 ; (地方 植民地などの )弁務官 (!しばしば称号として固有名詞的に用いられる ) ▸ Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (米国の )食品医薬品局 [FDA ]長官 ▸ the (Office of the ) U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees 国連難民高等弁務官 (事務所 )(｟略 ｠UNHCR ).2 (都市 町の警察組織の )警視総監 ▸ New York ('s ) [the Metropolitan ] Police Commissioner ニューヨーク市 [ロンドン警視庁の ]警視総監 3 ｟米 ｠(プロ野球 バスケットボールなどの協会の )コミッショナー .4 (政府 自治体などの委員会の )委員 , 理事 (→commission 名詞 1 ).～̀ for ó aths ｟英 ｠〘法 〙宣誓管理官 .
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