Skip to main content
commissioning

commissioning

3 6.0
Giving official permission for people or equipment to start work
  • noun
  • /kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : comisionamiento
  • The USS Detroit will be in its namesake city next month for its commissioning ceremony.
  • clinical commissioning
  • GP commissioning
  • commissioning board

I'm involved in research with a JST and also as part of the commissioning team and planning early observations.

Examples

  • Practice nurses have a breadth of knowledge and a range of skills from which commissioning can benefit.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She's just been made Commissioning Editor at the BBC.

  • Understanding the process of commissioning and how it can be influenced is essential.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Examine the role of clinical commissioning groups in the new NHS.

    Academic text (2012)
  • "Sophisticated commissioning is about designing and developing a package of support around the individual's needs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Commissioners and providers need to work together but are held back by commissioning rules, says Mumford.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There is also something to gain from a governance perspective in involving practice nurses in commissioning consortia.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Table 1 gives some examples of how nurses have been involved in clinical commissioning within Gateshead CCG.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Understanding the process of commissioning and how it can be influenced is essential.

  • Our research can assist commissioning decisions around care and treatment options in these settings.

Synonyms

commission
vscommissioning
  • Formal
132 4.9

An official document that gives someone authority or rank

is the formal act of granting authority to perform duties not the paper
ordainment
vscommissioning
  • Archaic
8.5

An official act by people in power that appoints someone or makes a rule

focuses on granting authority to carry out specific functions rather than general establishment
deputation
vscommissioning
  • UK
7.2

Giving someone the power to make decisions for you

grants formal power to perform duties independently rather than act for someone
sanctioning
vscommissioning
  • Formal
7.2

Giving official approval or permission for something

assigns authority to carry out duties rather than simply approving an action

Antonyms

revocation
  • Formal
9 7.3

An official decision to cancel something given or allowed before

How Official

inauguration
  • Formal
63 6.0
commissioning
  • Formal
3 6.0
authorization
  • Specialized
14 4.3
approval
220 1.0

Surface Forms

commissioning singular

Morphology

commissioning = commission (transparent) = commission + ing

Standard deverbal nominalization: 'commissioning' is the act or process of the verb 'commission', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Commissioning comes from Latin parts com- meaning 'together' and mittere meaning 'to send', and it is related to the word mission. A commission was originally the idea of 'sending' someone with a task and power, so commissioning is the formal act of giving a person or thing the authority to start a job or duty.