noun
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
• Syn: ↑commission
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑certificate, ↑certification, ↑credential, ↑credentials
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noun : a court organized in time of war or suspension of the civil power to try offenses by persons (as civilians) not subject to trial by a court martial
Useful english dictionary. 2012.