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commission
Noun
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A commission is a group of people who work together to research or manage something for a government.
She was recently appointed to head the European commission on climate change.
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A commission is money that a salesperson receives for each sale.
You may have to pay commission to convert the dollars into local currency on your travels.
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The official appointment of an officer in a nation's armed forces.
Brummell resigned his commission when his regiment was posted to Manchester.
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A commission is a task to be undertaken.
My commission was only to deliver this message.
commission
Verb
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If you commission someone to do or create something, you formally ask them to do it.
The report commissioned by the Department of Health in 1989, contains guidelines on how best to manage and organise waiting lists.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
investigation
Noun
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An investigation is a careful look at a crime, problem, etc. to find the truth or a solution.
Researchers were conducting further investigations into the connection between smoking and lung disease.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
illegal
Adjective
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An illegal act or object is one that does not follow the law.
This drug is illegal in that country. If you are caught with it, you will be arrested.
group
Noun
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When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.
group
Verb
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To put people or things together to make a group.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
clandestine
Adjective
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If something is clandestine, it is done or kept in secret so as to hide an illicit purpose.
security
Noun
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Security is safety.
Traditionally, Japanese workers have had good job security. In fact, they usually had a job for life.
Since the attack, many Americans have lost their feeling of security.
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Security is the people and things that keep you safe.
After the bombing, the airport increased security.
If you see a problem, please call security.
structure
Noun
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The structure of something is the way that it is put together.
The structure of her writing makes it very easy to understand.
The social structure of a class is often very complex.
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A structure is something that has been built or put together, especially something big, such as a building.
The CN tower is the tallest structure in Toronto.
structure
Verb
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If you structure something in a particular way, you organise or build it that way.
Prepare a list of questions to structure the interview.